Citation

Kömürcü Akik B. Violence Against Women 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10778012231181050

PMID

37309169

Abstract

Obstetric violence has started to attract attention as a form of violence against women. This study aimed to determine and analyze the psychometric properties of a Turkish version of the Obstetric Violence Questionnaire (OVQ).  Four hundred sixty-eight women from 19 to 59 years of age (M  =  35.28, SD  =  7.22) participated. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a multifactorial structure of two factors. The Cronbach's α internal consistency coefficients were.72,.70, and.73 obtained for the total scale, abuse and violence, and non-consented care subscale, respectively. The OVQ consisted of 11 items, proving to be a reliable and brief measure.

Language: en

Keywords

Turkey; non-consented care; obstetric abuse; obstetric violence; reproductive rights