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Coping Strategies for Battered Women regarding Domestic Violence

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Community health nursing

Abstract

Background:  Domestic violence is a serious epidemic problem and a major public health concern; it violates the fundamental human rights of women. Although many countries have lows that criminalized domestic violence, it occurs in all cultures without the considerations of social, economic, race, nationality, and religious groups. Aim of study: Was to evaluate the effect of coping strategies for battered women regarding domestic violence. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was used in carrying out this study. Setting: This study was conducted at two centers for the care and hosting of abused women in Benha and Mansoura Cities. Sample: A simple random sample of 107 battered women. Tools of data collection: Two main tools were used, I: A structured interviewing questionnaire which consists of four parts to assess A):Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied battered women, B): Battered women's knowledge regarding domestic violence, C): Women's practices scale and D):Women's attitude scale and II: Cope scale to measure the coping skills of battered women regarding domestic violence. Results: 76.6% of the studied battered women had good knowledge about coping strategies post-intervention, 72 % of the studied battered women were satisfactory practices in coping strategies post-intervention, 27.1 % of the studied battered women had a positive attitude regarding domestic violence post-intervention, 69.2% of the studied battered women had good coping abilities post-intervention. Conclusion: The coping abilities regarding domestic violence for battered women were improved post-coping strategies implementation. Recommendations: Continuous coping strategies programs for battered women to increase their knowledge and improve their practices and attitude.

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2022.215482

Keywords

Keywords: Battered women, Coping strategies, Domestic violence

Authors

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Lamiaa

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Moustafa Ali

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Head nurse of specialized surgeries department, Emergency Hospital, Mansoura University, Egypt

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Nawal

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Mahmood Soliman

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Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain - Shams University, Egypt

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Huda

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Abdallah Moursi

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Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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3

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1

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29846

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2021-12-07

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2022-01-01

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838

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854

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2682-3934

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2735-5802

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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1,622

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Coping Strategies for Battered Women regarding Domestic Violence

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23 Jan 2023