prevalence of domestic violence and its related factors in women referred to health centers in khuzestan province

background: domestic violence is a risk factor for a wide range of health problems. this study investigated the prevalence of domestic violence and its related factors among women who attending health centers in four cities of khuzestan provinces. methods: in a descriptive-analytical study, 1820 women aged between 14-56 years who referred to health centers of ahwaz, abadan, dezful and andymeshk were studied. an interview-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. logistic regression model for the calculating the odds ratio was applied. results: overall prevalence of physical violence at any time of life was 20.2%. the prevalence of psychological, sexual and any type of violence were 41%, 10.9% and 47.3%, respectively. logistic regression showed that experience of any type of violence has a significant relationship with literacy, employment, ethnicity, city of residence, age of women and history of psychiatric disorders in husbands. conclusion: the prevalence of violence in khuzestan was high. health centers need to consider routine screening and referring victims of violence.