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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Family and Reproductive Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Family and Reproductive Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1735-8949</Issn>
      <Volume>4</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2010</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Physical and Psychological Violence against Infertile Women</title>
    <FirstPage>65</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>67</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Moghadam</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hasan</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ardabily</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mahvash</FirstName>
        <LastName>Salsali</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Fatemeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ramezanzadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Saharnaz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Nedjat</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Epidemiology, School of Knowledge Utilization Research Center,</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2015</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>04</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Objective: To investigate the prevalence of physical and psychological violence against women with female factor infertility.
Materials and methods: A total of 400 women with primary infertility attending the Vali-e-asr Reproductive Health Research Center in Tehran, Iran, were interviewed using the conflict tactics Scales (CTS2) questionnaire to investigate their experiences of physical and psychological violence.
Results: The prevalence of psychological violence was 135 (33.8%), followed by physical 56 (14%). All women reported their husbands to be the perpetrators.
Conclusion: Clinicians should identify the abused women and provide them with medical care and supportive counseling.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/92</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/download/92/92</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
