Objective: To estimate frequency of exposure and the related factors during pregnancy of women who applied to a pregnancy outpatient clinic.

Material and Method: This cross-sectional study consists of 1239 pregnant women admitted to pregnancy outpatient clinic of a University Hospital. Systematic sampling method was used and a survey was applied to one of six women. Thus the research group was formed of 191 pregnant women.

Results: Physical, emotional, economic and sexual violence prevalence was respectively 26.5%, 57.9%, 30.3% and 11.2%. All forms of violence were related to each other. Physical, emotional and economic violence was found to be associated with age at marriage and the types of marriage, the presence of someone who uses alcohol at home was associated with the emotional violence. Unemployment of the woman and unwanted pregnancy was found to be associated with economic violence. When multiple analysis performed to variables; considering divorceand exposure to emotional violence were found to be related with physical violence and exposure to physical and economic violence was found to be related with emotional violence. 75% of women stated that they could answer questions of health staff about violence.

Conclusion: The results of this study shows that women mostly were exposed to emotional violence and that all forms of violence associated with each other. Creation of job opportunities for women and family planning services could contribute to reduction in violence against women. Antenatal care can be an opportunity to determine women under risk for domestic violence and to prevent violence.

Violence Pregnancy Risk factors