• Tolerating verbal, physical, mental-emotional and sexual abuse by the spouse for the survival of married life and motherhood: case report
  • Homa vejdani vahidi,1,* Fatemeh Rezaei,2 Fatemeh Zahra Salamat,3 arezoo kordian,4
    1. MSc,nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrood University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
    2. PhD, Associate Professor, Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic azad University, Babol, Iran
    3. MSc,nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrood University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
    4. BSc, nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery , Islamic azad University, Babol, Iran


  • Introduction: Spousal abuse refers to misbehaving with a woman in various forms such as aggression, psychological abuse, harassment, beating, prohibition of social relations, violence in sexual behavior or sexual behavior without consent. The phenomenon of spousal abuse is one of the important problems of the society that has historical roots. Due to the occurrence of many problems in the life of different societies, the vulnerable sections of the society have been exposed to more threats. The purpose of this report is to introduce a woman who has been mistreated by her husband in various ways, but has endured so far at the cost of protecting her family and motherhood
  • Methods: The case of a 33-year-old woman with a bachelor's degree who was forced to marry a 16-year-old boy at the age of 14. During her 18 years of living with her husband, this lady was physically harassed by her husband and her husband's family, such as punching her in the face and breaking her nose and forehead. As he was sexually abused by his wife with the threat of knife and ax. The woman has two children, a 17-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl, who have been subjected to physical abuse, such as being beaten with a pomegranate stick, and head injuries that have resulted in cerebral hemorrhage. The family provides, however, he is abused verbally and insultingly by his wife. The woman has filed for divorce 8 times, and every time she was unable to leave her husband's house because of her dependence on her children and fear of people's eyes on her. Mother's experiences of life in such conditions have been expressive (physical and sexual harassment, work pressure despite illness, dependence on children).
  • Results: The results show that women are forced to endure misbehavior from their husbands due to family and motherhood. In this study, this mother has endured all kinds of misbehavior so far that she cannot maintain her family life. The question that arises is whether this life is worth preserving at any cost. It is better for such women, due to their incapacity, to have organizations and officials to make the right decision instead of them.
  • Conclusion: In this study, this mother has endured all kinds of misbehavior so far that she cannot maintain her family life. The question that arises is whether this life is worth preserving at any cost. It is better for such women, due to their incapacity, to have organizations and officials to make the right decision instead of them.
  • Keywords: Spouse abuse, aggression, divorce, family