What Puts Women at Risk of Violence From Their Husbands? Findings From a Large, Nationally Representative Survey in Turkey

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2743-2769

  Yüksel Kaptanoǧlu, Ilknur ^a   Türkyilmaz, Ahmet Sinan ^a   Heise, Lori ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

domestic violence; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; TURKEY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865464863     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512438283     Document Type: Article

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