Violence against women in Turkey and the role of women physicians

Buken N., Sahinoglu S.

NURSING ETHICS, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.197-205, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1191/0969733006ne838oa
  • Dergi Adı: NURSING ETHICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.197-205
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Violence against women is a serious problem in Turkey. The Women and Ethics Commission of the Turkish Physicians' Association ( Ankara Physicians' Chamber) has undertaken significant work to counteract this. This article gives some indications of the sources of violence and discusses its social and health care implications. The Commission is pivotal in the education of women physicians and in heightening awareness of the situation. An outline is given of this work and recommendations are made on how violence against women can be tackled and eliminated.