Physical Violence Exposure and Approaches in Elementary School Students' in Mardin

Abstract

Aim: This study was performed to determine the frequency of physical violence and to be exposed the opinion, attitude and behaviors of the primary education students about the physical violence. Material and Method: All of the primary education schools were included the study at Mardin Province Center. Whole fifth and eigth class of the schools were chosen randomized and questionnaire was applied to 1351 students. Results: 50.6% of girls and 49.4% are boys. The mean age was 11.9, counts of people who lives their home was 7, average child count was 3 of the students. The 13.1% of the students were expressed that their mother was beaten by their fathers. The 42.6% of the students were exposed to violence even a time of all their whole life; the 30.7% of them were still exposed to violence from time to time. The physical violence rate of the boys are more than the girls (p<0.01). The violence rate applied to children reduce with their classes, that they educated in (p<0.01), and fathers' educational situation advanced (p<0.01). Children exposed to violence higher that lives in their family in which present the domestic violence (p<0.01). The 15.7% of the students are still carrying on fight that includes physical violence, 5.0% of them consider that the violence is a solution. Conclusions: The rate of the violence that exposed and considering the violence is very common. For that reason, inside of the basic health service supply; child exploitation and neglect attach importance for at primary, secondary and tertiary prevention studies, official and volunteer organizations must study together multidisciplinary for solving the problem, the programs must supported with legal arrangements and take part at government policies.