Violence against women is a major public health problem, which considers one of a
fundamental infringement of women‟s human rights. Health professionals especially nurse
play a vital role in early detection and recognizing abused women. The aim of the study
was to assess effect of self-learning on awareness and attitude of Technical Nursing Institute
students toward recognition of violence against women. Subjects and Method: Quasiexperimental
research design used in this study. The study conducted at Technical Nursing
Institute affiliated to Tanta University, 315 studied students were in second year 2018/2019
agreed and participate in the entire study. Tools of study Tool I: A structure questionnaire
schedule Sheet, It included two parts, Part I Socio demographic data; Part II Nursing Student's
knowledge regarding overview on violence against women. Tool II: Scale for Recognizing
the Signs of Violence against Women by Nurses and Midwives (SRSVAWNM) .Tool III: -
Health Professional's Attitudes toward Identification of Female Victims of Domestic Violence
Scale. Results: Total knowledge, recognition and attitude scores of studied students were
highly significant improved post self-learning than pre self-learning. Conclusion: The selflearning
approach was effective and improved positively the studied student's level of
awareness and attitude toward recognition of violence against women. Recommendation:
integrating the courses of violence against women and how to be recognized and manage into
the nursing curriculum is very important.