Analysis on situation and influence factors of domestic violence among infertility couples

  Objective   To explore the factors coming from men and women of domestic violence; to study the relationship between domestic violence and male sexal dysfuncition(SD)and to study the relation between domestic violence and the infertility.

  Methods   From May to August 2004, a cross-sectional study was taken.510 infertile douples were investigated in Henan rural areas by a way of the self-administr ated questionnaires about situation of infertility, state of SD, incidence of domestic violence and knowledge, attitude and practice related.

  Results   7.6% of men had SD, 21.1% of husbands giving domestic violence had SD, and 5.2% of husbands had SD; 26.9% of women received domestic violence during recent one year, 24.6% of women were pregnant in last year; 16.1% women receiving violence last year were pregnant while 26.3% of women not receiving violence last year were pregnat.

  Conclusion   For women the older age, the longer years of marriage, the lower the highest level of educaton, the hig her the rate of women suffering domestic violence was.the factors of having no earnings and living with parent-sin-law can promote the rate of domestic violence incidence higher.For men the older age, working outside, male sexual dsfunction the lower score of the know ledge and attitude about domestic violence can promotemen to put domestic violence in practice.Domestic violence can cause male sexual dysfunction, and spiritual violence can cause infertility of women.So domestic violence should be prevented in order to improve the reproductive health.