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