Prevalence and risk factors of couple violence in depressive patients
Keywords:
couple violence, depressive patientAbstract
Objective: To study prevalence and risk factor of couple violence in depressive patients.
Methods: This was cross-sectional study of 175 patients with depression at Sanpatong hospital. Data were collected by questionnaire.
Results: Patients who experienced couple violence had 14.1 points of average Hits Questionnaire score, 47.56 years old on average, 88.89 % were female, 88.89% had finished primary school education, 22.22% were unemployment, 33.33% used alcohol, 22.22% used addictive substance and 22.22% had underlying disease. Age of couples were 49.22 years old on average, 88.89% of partners were male , 66.67% of partners had finished primary school education, 44.44% of partners were self–employed/merchant, 88.89% of partners used alcohol, 55.56% of partners used addictive substance and 77.78% of partners were jealous. 77.78% of family incomes were not enough and 100% of couple relationships were not good.
Conclusion: Prevalence of couple violence in depressive patient is 25.7%. Risk factors of couple violence in depressive patient were age, education, occupational, alcohol use, addictive substance use, underlying disease, sex of partner, education of partner, alcohol use of partner, addictive substance use of partner, jealous partner, family income and family relationship (P<0.05)
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