Publication: Evaluation of a school of medical students' attitudes towards violence against women in Istanbul
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2022-05-01
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Introduction: Violence against women has become an important public health and human rights issue.
In this study, we aimed to determine and evaluate the attitudes of students in a medical school in Istanbul
towards violence against women.
Material and Methods: This is a descriptive study. The population of the study consists of 1523
undergraduate students studying at the Faculty of Medicine of a university on the Anatolian side of Istanbul
in the 2020-2021 academic year. The sample size was calculated as a minimum of 307 people with a 95%
confidence interval and 5% margin of error and %50 prevalance (since the prevalence of medical students'
attitudes towards violence against women is not known exactly, it was taken as 50%). This study was
carried out with 504 participants in total. The research data were collected using a questionnaire designed
to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and the "Attitudes towards Violence
Scale (SITO)", which evaluates the attitudes of the participants towards violence.
Results: Among the participants %65.3 were female and 34.7% were male. While 41.9% of the
participants in this study were preclinical medical students, 58.1% were clinical medical students. There is
a statistical significant difference between the total scores of men and women from the SITO (Attitudes
towards Violence Scale) scale (p<0.001). While the mean SITO(Attitudes towards Violence Scale) total
score of preclinical medical students was 32.38±0.37, the mean SITO(Attitudes towards Violence Scale)
total score of clinical medical students was 33±0.47. Considering the scores obtained from the all
SITO(Attitudes towards Violence Scale) subscales, there was a significant difference between whether
the students were preclinical or clinical and the scores they got from the SITO(Attitudes towards Violence
Scale) emotional subscale (p<0.05). When the scale scores of the participants were examined according
to the region they were born, a significant difference was observed between the participants in terms of
the scores obtained from the SITO (Attitudes towards Violence Scale) economic subscale according to
the region of birth (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Sex, class level, place of residence, region of birth, economic status of the students and their
parents' work and education levels affect their attitudes towards violence against women
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Tıp, Sağlık Bilimleri, Medicine, Health Sciences, Klinik Tıp (MED), Klinik Tıp, Clinical Medicine (MED), CLINICAL MEDICINE, Medical students, violence, attitudes
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Davun S., Kurnaz Ay M., Hıdıroğlu S., Karavuş M., "Evaluation of A School of Medical Students' Attitudes towards Violence Against Women in Istanbul", Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences, cilt.6, sa.2, ss.110-120, 2022