Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the women participating in the study.
Socio-demographic characteristics | Participants residing in İzmir (Western) (n = 132) | Participants residing in Erzurum (Eastern) (n = 171) | Significance test | ||
Number | % | Number | % | ||
Age 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-49 |
17 56 41 18 |
12.9 42.4 31.1 13.6 |
20 61 63 27 |
11.7 35.7 36.8 15.8 |
Χ² = 1.923 P = 0.58
|
Education Status Illiterate Literate/Primary school graduate Secondary school graduate High school graduate University Graduated |
5 38 24 38 27 |
3.8 28.8 18.2 28.8 20.5 |
7 73 24 39 28 |
4.1 42.7 14.0 22.8 16.4 |
Χ² = 6.645 P = 0.24
|
Employment status Employed Unemployed |
43 89 |
32.6 67.4 |
48 123 |
28.1 71.9 |
Χ² = 0.720 P = 0.39 |
Husband's Education Status Illiterate Literate/Primary school graduate Secondary school graduate High school graduate University Graduated |
3 31 30 32 35 |
2.3 24.3 22.7 24.2 26.5 |
1 42 37 43 48 |
0.6 24.6 21.6 25.1 28.1 |
Χ² = 2.150 P = 0.82
|
Husband's Employment status Employed Unemployed |
115 17 |
87.1 12.9 |
148 23 |
86.5 13.5 |
Χ² = 0.021 P = 0.88 |
Economic situation Income less than expenses Income equal to expenses Income more than expenses |
39 76 17 |
29.5 57.6 12.9 |
58 98 15 |
33.9 57.3 8.8 |
Χ² = 1.636 P = 0.44 |
Family Type Nuclear family Extended family |
110 22 |
83.3 16.7 |
138 33 |
80.7 19.3 |
Χ² = 0.347 P = 0.55 |
The longest place of residence Village Town District City |
10 52 - 70 |
7.6 39.4 - 53.0 |
32 27 11 101 |
18.7 15.8 6.4 59.1 |
Χ² = 31.558 P = 0.00
|
Number of children No One Two Three Four and over |
26 35 51 18 2 |
19.7 26.5 38.6 13.6 1.5 |
20 29 51 46 25 |
11.7 17.0 29.8 26.9 14.6 |
Χ² = 28.642 P = 0.00
|
Length of marriage ≤ 1 year 2-5 years 6-10 years ≥ 11 years |
10 38 22 62 |
7.6 28.8 16.7 47.0 |
19 23 44 85 |
11.1 13.5 25.7 49.7 |
Χ² = 12.603 P = 0.00
|
Marriage pattern Voluntary arranged marriage Non-voluntary arranged marriage Love marriage Elopement |
40 1 80 11 |
30.3 0.8 60.6 8.3 |
81 13 66 11 |
47.4 7.6 38.6 6.4 |
Χ² = 20.846 P = 0.00
|
Decision maker(s) in the family Only the husband Only the wife Both Husband, wife and family elders |
13 6 108 5 |
9.8 4.5 81.8 3.8 |
42 14 100 15 |
24.6 8.2 58.5 8.8 |
Χ² = 19.598 P = 0.00
|
Exposure to domestic violence Exposed to Not exposed to |
21 111 |
15.9 84.1 |
53 118 |
31.0 69.0 |
Χ² = 9.184 P = 0.00 |
The type of violence subjected to Verbal violence Physical violence Sexual violence |
17 8 1 |
65.4 30.8 3.8 |
47 26 5 |
60.3 33.3 6.4 |
Χ² = 0.397 P = 0. 82
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