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Table 3 Relation between gender, occupation and attitudes on justification of physical violence (%)

From: The training needs of Turkish emergency department personnel regarding intimate partner violence

Women deserve physical punishment under these situations

Gender

Occupation

Not agreed (%)

Agreed (%)

χ2

P

Lying to husband

F

Nurse

37.5

62.5

13.06

0.001

  

Physician

60.9

39.1

  
 

M

Physician

28.6

71.4

  

Talking too much

F

Nurse

62.5

37.5

11.02

0.004

  

Physician

76.6

23.4

  
 

M

Physician

47.1

52.9

  

Deceiving husband

F

Nurse

27.5

72.5

8.17

0.017

  

Physician

44.7

55.3

  
 

M

Physician

21.2

78.8

  

Criticizing the manner of men

F

Nurse

47.5

52.5

11.35

0.003

  

Physician

61.7

38.3

  
 

M

Physician

31.8

68.2

  

Envying husband

F

Nurse

62.5

37.5

11.28

0.004

  

Physician

70.2

29.8

  
 

M

Physician

41.7

58.3

  

Not keeping her promise

F

Nurse

42.5

57.5

4.91

0,08

  

Physician

61.7

38.3

  
 

M

Physician

42.9

57.1

  

Reminding her husband's weaknesses

F

Nurse

50

50

5.46

0.039

  

Physician

61.7

38.3

  
 

M

Physician

38.8

61.2

  

Refuse of sexual intercourse

F

Nurse

69.2

30.8

3.77

0.152

  

Physician

78.7

21.3

  
 

M

Physician

68.4

31.6

  

Failure in care of children

F

Nurse

37.5

62.5

10.05

0.007

  

Physician

57.4

42.6

  
 

M

Physician

29.4

70.6

  

Sometimes women learn with physical punishment because of their former learning experiences

F

Nurse

87.5

12.5

8.13

0.017

  

Physician

89.1

10.9

  
 

M

Physician

79.8

20.2

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