Abstract

Objectives: Violence against women is one of the most serious social problems in any cultures and communities, affecting the reproductive health of this gender. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the reproductive health needs of violent women. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on 19 domestically abused women and 9 key informants. The study population was selected through purposive sampling technique and the data were collected to the point of saturation using unstructured individual interviews, observation, and field notes. Eventually, data were analyzed by MAXQDA software using conventional content analysis. Results: The main concepts obtained from the data were categorized into 5 major themes, including the need for motivating selfcare, empowering women against oppression, having a safe sex life, promoting the capacity of the reproductive health system in the support of domestically abused women, and training males to involve in reproductive health issues. Conclusions: According to the results of the study, domestic violence is probably related to specific reproductive health needs among females at individual, family, and society levels. Therefore, it is essential to determine the needs of domestically abused women in order to improve their general and reproductive health.