Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 1
First page : ( 893) Last page : ( 896)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00173.6

Attitudes of Male Students Toward Women Violence at University of Kufa

Khudair Fatima Wanas*

Community Health Nursing Department University of Kufa, College of Nursing, Iraq

*Corresponding author: Fatima Wanas Khudair. Community Health Nursing Department, University of Kufa, College of Nursing, Iraq

Online published on 21 February, 2019.

Abstract

The aims of this study were to asess the degree of violence against women among Kufa University students. It also to identify the relationship between the degree of violence against women and students demographic characteristics of: college, stage, age, residence area, father and mother educational level. A descriptive design a cross sectional study was carried out to assess the degree of violence against women among Kufa University students. The study was conducted from (from medical group colleges (Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing) and other college January 2017 to March 2017): A disproportional strata randomization sample of (302) student of sciences, jurispudence and Arts and at University of kufa. The Study Instrument: The scale is derived from a psychological study (psychology of violence against women in the Iraqi society) by Ali Abdul Rahim Saleh. This scale contains a number of positive and negative items(32) that measure the degree of violence towards women. The responses to these items ranging with three alternatives: I agree, I do not know. Disagree. The findings of present study presented that those students have high degree of violence toward women.

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Keywords

Students, violence, attitudes.

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