Awareness Level of Nursing Students Regarding Violence against Women – An Example from Turkey
Gulseren Citak Tunc
Uludag University Bursa
She was born in Eskicuma in 1969. After completion of her elementary and middle education in Bursa. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Hacettepe University, School of Health, Department of Nursing in 1993. She received her Master’s degree from Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences in 1998. She continues her Phd education from Istanbul Bilim University, Institute of Health Sciences since 2012. She has been working as an instructor at Uludag University in Bursa since 2000. She papers in various academic journals in English and in Turkish on her primary research interests which are including Gender, violence, personality traits, communication skills, burnout, child sexual abuse. She teaches courses in mental health nursing, interpersonal relations, communication skills.
Abstract
Background: Violence against women which maintains its global importance is one of the major social problems also in Turkey. Domestic violence against women in Turkey had come to the fore by the mid-80s. The first step in the... [ view full abstract ]
Background:
Violence against women which maintains its global importance is one of the major social problems also in Turkey. Domestic violence against women in Turkey had come to the fore by the mid-80s. The first step in the sense of legislation has been the Law on the Protection of Family dated 1998. Legal reforms aiming for the provision of gender mainstreaming have gained a momentum by the 2000s.
Aim and objectives of the study:
to determine the awareness levels of the young people regarding the practices concerning the elimination of violence against women in Turkey.
Method:
Descriptive survey method was used in this research. The working group of the research was formed by 181 nursing students of which(n: 151) were female students and(n=30) were male students attending the School of Health Sciences at Uludağ University.
Findings:
The average marriage age for mothers is 19.83, average marriage age for fathers is 23.87 and mothers give birth to their first child at the age of 21.63. 69.5% of the girls and 40% of the boys see their mother’s marriage age early.
The Ministry of Family and Social Policies (FSP) in Turkey has various service units for preventing violence and undertakes a variety of projects. 1/3 of the students expressed that they do not have any information regarding the service units of the FSP and their projects for preventing violence. The most well-known service unit of the Ministry of FSP among the 6 units is ALO 183 which is a hotline service. The most well-known project of the 5 projects undertaken by the ministry is “ Childs not Brides” project which is developed to prevent the marriage of girls at early ages.
Conclusions and Implications:
For the provision of permanent solutions in preventing violence against women, sanctions are seen necessary for those who “commit violence”. Almost all of the students believe that such an approach is necessary. At this point, in order to reflect the “zero tolerance for violence against women” strategy to practices in Turkey, it is seen that the existence of political will and the sustainability of this will is vital.
Authors
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Gulseren Citak Tunc
(Uludag University Bursa)
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Nevin Citak Bilgin
(Abant İzzet Baysal University Bolu)
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Fatma Elif Kılınç
(Abant İzzet Baysal University Bolu)
Topic Area
Mental Health
Session
MH-2 » Mental Health 2 (10:30 - Thursday, 5th November, Seminar Room .054)
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