Prevalence and Risk Factors of Domestic Violence against Iranian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

The high prevalence of wife abuse in Ilam especially emotional violence due to lower education levels and marriage at younger age could be a serious threat for women's health as well as for other members of the family. This could be a grounding factor for other social harms such as suicide and this issue must be studied from legal, religious, and cultural standpoints.