Domestic violence against men

THOUGHT, BEHAVIOR AND EXPERIENCE OF MEN ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN KAYMAZ DISTRICT, ESKISEHIR, TURKEY

 Aim:
The aim of the study was to determine the thoughts, behaviors and experiences of 18 years or older men living in Kaymaz District, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Methods:
This cross sectional study was conducted on 263 of 477 men who were living in Kaymaz district and accepted to participate to the study (participation rate=55.1%). The study was performed between 1 July and 31 August 2008. A-thirteen item-questionnaire including questions about demographic characteristics and thoughts, behaviors, and experiences of participants about domestic violence was carried out by face to face interview method.
The chi-square test was used to evaluate the data.
Results
Of the participants 50.2% perceived violence as physical violence; and 31.9% perceived domestic violence as violence towards women while just 55.5% were accepting that perceiving domestic violence only towards women is a wrong opinion.
Of the men 180 were in thought of that who behaves harshly towards someone would have been subjected to violence in their childhood, while 58.2% were explaining that the solution relies in family manners. Of the participants 57.8% were accepting domestic violence as a health problem. 51.0% of the men revealed that they did not experience violence within their family; and 54.4% of men commented that they can easily solve their problems within their family; and 40.7% stated that they try to avoid irritating expressions and actions.
The prevalence of domestic violence against men was 58.6% while the incidence was 17.5% Most frequent violence against men was physical violence (68%; n=110).
Fathers (65.8%) were the first, and mothers were the second (22.3%) who behave harshly towards sons.
It is concluded that there is a need for training of the individuals live in Kaymaz against violence.

 Key words: Domestic violence, violence against men,