Examining the relationship between experience of domestic violence and conducting women's cancer screenings

Domestic violence is one of the most common problems in the world, which has negative physical and psychological consequences and can be effective in women's cancer screenings. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the experience of domestic violence and women's cancer screening

The current case-control study was conducted on 404 women aged 18-45 referring to medical centers covered by the Social Security Organization of Isfahan city and using easy sampling method during six months. The rate of screening in two groups of women with violence and without violence was investigated. SPSS version 20 software and chi-square, Fisher's exact, Mann-Whitney and logistic regression tests were used for data analysis.

The statistical results in the present study show a significant difference in screenings in both case and control groups. 22/8% and 35/6% in the violent group and 25/7% and 37/1% in the non-violent group and incompletely performed in the violence group 2 77/83 and 83/6 percent, and in the group of never seen violence, it is 74/3 and 62/9 percent.

Considering the inverse relationship between domestic violence and conducting screenings, life skills training, counseling and presentation Suitable solutions for couples to prevent violence can improve the barriers to screening and the resulting outcome.
Key words: Domestic Violence, Cervical Cancer, Breast cancer, Breast self-examination