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Received: 29 Sep, 2015 Accepted: 1 Dec, 2015 Abstract Background & Aims: Infertility causes lots of psychosocial consequences for many couples. Being aware of infertility and treatment failure, marital conflicts begin to occur, which leads to violence against women. The present study aimed to determine the factors associated with violence against infertile women in various aspects such as domestic violence, social pressure, punishment, frustration, and traditional violence practices. Materials & Methods: The study inducted on 384 infertile women with primary infertility in infertility centers affiliated to Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 2015. Random Sampling was used. Researcher made Questionnaire (demographic couples, infertility information), and General Health Questionnaire as well as scale for determining violence against infertile women were used as tools to collect the data. The data were analyzed with SPSS software (version 22). Results: Results showed that the mean scores of violence were 87.47±41.88. There were significant association between the ages of the subjects and the age of the wife. In families with infertile women and husband with primary education and below, and in women with lower economic status, the violence rate was significant (Pvalue

Keywords: infertility, violence, violence against women

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