PENGALAMAN ISTERI DENGAN KEKERASAN DALAM RUMAH TANGGA (KDRT) DI KOTA JAMBI

Background : Domestic violence against his wife is all forms of violence committed by a husband against his wife that resulted in harm to physical, psychological, sexual and economic, including threats, deprivation of liberty which occur in household. In addition, the relationship between husband and wife tinged with verbal abuse, lack of emotional warmth, infidelity and use power to control his wife. Women (wife) who undergo domestic violence living in situations of conflict and stress, giving rise to a variety of coping mechanisms. Method : The research was conducted on 1-30 Mei 2015 in integrated service center RS Police Bhayangkara Jambi. The aim of research to develop the concept of women's experience of coping mechanisms (wife). The number of participants as many as five people. This study was a qualitative research with purposive sampling method by using the research instrument in the form of indepth interviews with semi-structured interview guide. Analysis of data using Colaizzi. Result : The results showed that participants in the face of domestic violence experienced physical violence, psychological,economic and sexual violence. Coping mechanisms used are adaptif and maladaptif. And coping response is influence by internal factors and social support, and domestic violence it self have an impact on the physical wife and children as victims, for it is expected that health workers in providing nursing care clients of domestic violence more attention to the psychological-impact.