Prevalence of and demographic factors associated with domestic violence among Iranian older adults: the results of Urban HEART-2
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and demographic factors associated with domestic violence among Iranian older adults based on the Urban HEART-2 project in Tehran, Iran. The study was a part of the second round of the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-2) pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Health Psychology Report |
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| Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Prevalence-of-and-demographic-factors-associated-with-domestic-violence-among-Iranian-older-adults-the-results-of-Urban-HEART-2,74,35742,1,1.html |
| Summary: | This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and demographic factors associated with domestic violence among Iranian older adults based on the Urban HEART-2 project in Tehran, Iran. The study was a part of the second round of the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-2) project, which was a large, population-based, cross-sectional study. Individuals aged ≥ 60 years were selected randomly through a multistage, cluster sampling method from 368 neighborhoods of 22 districts of Tehran. A total of 15,069 older adults, 79% married and 45.22% female, were included in the study. The mean age of the participants was 68.93 ± 7.27 years. The overall prevalence of physical domestic violence was 2.32%. Factors such as age, gender, schooling, and having a disability were significantly associated with domestic violence (p < .05). These results are likely to be an underestimate of what really happens in the community, as many authors have men-tioned previously. Therefore, it is necessary to broaden our perspectives on the phenomenon of domestic vio-lence against the elderly, especially in the fields of public health and nursing. |
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| ISSN: | 2353-4184 2353-5571 |