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Purpose: The research was carried out to determine the level of knowledge of health workers working in family health centers recognizing violence against women. Instruments and Methods: The study on the defining cutting-edge qualification was conducted with 135 people working and accepting participation in a 20 Family Health Center associated with a Public Health Center in Adana between November 2015 and March 2016. In the collection of data; "Personal Information Form" and "The Scale of Nurses and Nurses on the Identification of Symptoms of Violence Against Women"; in the analysis of the SPSS 16.0 Statistical Package Program, in the evaluation; percentage distribution, t test, Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test were used.  The average age of health workers is 45. 33±7.69 (the lowest-highest: 26-66), 62.2% were women and 90.4% were married. 48.9% of the participants were doctors, 41.5% were nurse, 9.6% were nurses, and 97% worked for more than 5 years. 84.4% of healthcare workers found that they did not get training on violence against women before graduation and 83.7% did not get training on violence against women after graduation. According to the report, 72.6 per cent of participants experienced violence against women in their workplace and 55.1 per cent of participants in the reporting/legal process and 24.5 per cent of participants in the reporting/legal process. The total score average of healthcare workers is 19.06±3.68, the physical symptoms are 8.07±1.68, the emotional symptoms are 10.99±2.66 and the physical symptoms are 10.99±2.66. There was no statistically significant difference between the socio-demographic and professional characteristics of the HEKYBTÖ and healthcare workers (p>0.05). The result: the level of knowledge of health professionals working in family health centers that recognize the signs of violence against women is partially sufficient.

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