A Case-Control Study on Socio-Psycho-Somatic Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence in North-West of Iran

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is classified into physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological types. The aim of this study is to determine the complications of IPV in Iran. A case control study was done on women referred to the forensic medicine center with a complaint of IPV as cases, and women referred to the urban health centers for routine care as control group. The most common physical complication was hematoma in 99 and 33آ % of cases and controls respectively. Among chronic complaints, headache was the most frequent among 64 and 19آ % of case and control groups respectively. Depression and anxiety were the most common mental complications. The effects of IPV are serious problems and should be considered in counseling. é 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.