Help Seeking Experiences of Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Legal and Social Protections (original) (raw)
Related papers
Critical path of women in situations of intimate partner violence
Revista latino-americana de enfermagem, 2018
To know and analyze the critical path followed by women subjected to intimate partner violence until reaching a Reference Center of a Brazilian city, from the perspective of these women. Qualitative research, based on the concept of critical path. Participant observations of the support group of the Reference Center and interviews with ten women in situations of violence who were followed up in this service. the motivating factors for women to seek help were the increase in the severity of the aggressions, the impact of the violence on their children and support from their family. They go to several sectors and services before reaching the Reference Center, such as the police and legal counsel, health and social services. They find little effective responses from the services, and care is indicated as the most relevant response factor to face the situation. the assistance is fragmented and dependent on the posture of the professional. The Reference Center is recognized as an importa...
Women and Domestic Violence: Legal Protection Perspective
2018
This study aims to describe the position of women in the family/household, violence against women, as well as how the protection of laws against women victims of domestic violence. This research is the juridical normative and prescriptive. In a family, woman as the wife is a member of the family besides father and son. Women have the same position with the other family members, including equality in rights and opportunities as well as the protection of rights in the field of civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and other fields. Violence against women is a violation of the rights of women in the household. The birth of the Domestic Violence Act, Number 23, the year of 2004 was the protection of women, carried out based on the principles of respect for human rights, justice, gender equality and non discrimination. Protection is based with a variety of considerations, among them is that every citizen has the right to get a sense of security and freedom from all forms of violence.
Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, 2022
Being increasingly denounced by feminist movements, intimate partner violence (IPV) is an ever-present issue in the public sphere. Nevertheless, IPV victims' help-seeking strategies remain largely underresearched in Europe. Drawing on an intersectional framework, the purpose of this paper is to analyse IPV victims' help-seeking strategies. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with twelve female IPV survivors of various origins and backgrounds, who turned to shelters and associations in Brussels, Belgium. Interviews were analysed using thematic content analysis. The main findings show that overall respondents prefer formal strategies over informal ones, and that ethnic and racial minority survivors have a more positive view of the support they received than White Belgian women.
Spousal Violence Real Experiences of Victimized Women Attending Family Court: A Qualitative Study
American Journal of Nursing Research, 2018
Background: Spousal violence is an international problem of prevalent magnitudes. It incorporates physical or psychological harm between husbands and wives. The health significances of spousal violence can be severe, leading to physical, emotional or mental health consequences. Aim: the aim of the present study was to explore spousal violence real experiences among victimized women attending Family Court. Design: a descriptive exploratory qualitative research design was used. Setting: the study was conducted at Samanood family court (Gharbia governorate, Egypt). Sampling: a purposive sample of 12 divorced women who were willing to participate in interactive interviews, they were 12 divorced woman. Tools: in-depth interviews were used to collect data where a topic guide included open ended questions about spousal violence was used. Results: After thematic analysis, six main themes illustrating the cycle of violence were emerged: violence predictors; as relationship strain & maltreatment. Violence types; commonly reported verbal & physical. Causes; customs & traditions played a major role. Reaction to violence; women reaction was mainly seeking help from family member. Health consequences; were mostly psychological. And finally, with the escalation of danger women became more hopeless, until the occurrence of crucial event which gave them the power to take the decision of escaping violence. Conclusion: Women described the begging of relationship as ordinary or very good (pre-contemplation), then the appearance of predictors & occurrence of partner violence (contemplation), after that the women reaction (preparation), and finally with the negative health consequences and escalation of danger women decided to escape violence (action and maintenance). Recommendation: Prevent cycle of violence from ever starting by preparing young couples for healthy marital relationships, and raising public awareness /families about consequences of spousal violence on future community.
2021
The research has identified the conditions of vulnerability of aggrieved women and their strategies of resilience to domestic violence to understand the role of ecosystem (family, community, state) and enabling/inhibiting factors in the process of dealing with the violence. The research has also provided key recommendations to facilitate greater access of survivors to service delivery structures and ensure their protection from domestic violence. Research Questions: 1. What are the factors causing vulnerability of women to domestic violence and what are the conditions which aggravate their vulnerability? 2. What are the support structures which help the survivors to be resilient towards domestic violence? 3. How has the institutional response been to women filing complaints to fight against domestic violence? 4. What have been the operational issues and challenges faced by different stakeholders in supporting survivors of domestic help? 5. What are the existing dispute resolution mechanisms used by women’s organisations and NGOs to combat domestic violence?
Responding to intimate partner violence victimisation: Effective options for help-seeking
aic.gov.au
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major social and public health problem, affecting many women worldwide (Klein et al. 1997; WHO 2005). Past research reveals that about one in four women are at risk of IPV in most Western nations (Mirrlees-Black 1999; Mouzos & Makkai 2004; Tjaden & Thoennes 2000; WHO 2005) and a range of factors associated with the prevalence and consequences of IPV have been identified (Clark & Foy 2000; Johnson 2004; LaViolette & Barnett 2000). Despite the accumulating knowledge, there is still a need to further understand the factors associated with victims' responses to IPV (Coker et al.
Background: The prevalence of intimate partner violence is high in Sri Lanka. To identify the socio-demographic profile, nature of abuse and help seeking behavior of victims of IPV in the central province, Sri Lanka. Methods: All victims of IPV presenting to the two medical units from 2005 to 2014 were included. Results: All were female; 33.1% were between the ages of 31 to 40 years; 90.5% were married; and 64.5% were financially dependent on the other partner. Thirty two percent were educated to a level above the ordinary level examination. Sixty four percent did not report a history of abuse among parents while 25% of accused partners and 7% of victims reported abuse among parents. Majority of victims (45%) experienced both physical and verbal abuse with a significant majority experiencing physical abuse alone. The victim's confidence in legal authorities' decreased with increasing number of lodged police complaints. Considering the current episode, 43.8% stated the reason for admission to hospital as for security. Inquiry on the future course of action regarding the relationship revealed that 59.5% would accept the partner in spite of abuse while only 7.85% wanted legal separation or divorce. Conclusion: Majority of victims were between 31-40 years, and financially dependent on their partner. Majority of victims were experienced both physical and verbal abuse. Even though help was sought from the police as means of protection only a few wanted legal separation.
“Help Seeking Behaviour” Among Women Who Had Domestic Violence
2020
Abstract: Violence against women by partner can cause health problems that require special handling. The study of help seeking behavior for domestic violence’s victims has never been explored in depth. The identification and special handling of women’s health problems who had violence are not available yet in health services system. This research intends to explore health problems for seeking help. The qualitative research with a phenomenological approach with maximum variation sampling according to specified inclusion criteria. The number of participants were 12 people. The collecting of qualitative data used in-depth interviews and FGD. The research instrument used an interview guide and tested validity and reliability. The data analysis used thematic analysis. This research found that violence experience varied according to type, namely physical, psychological/emotional and sexual. In fact, they experienced more than one type of violence at once. The help seeking behavior for w...
A Difficult Match Women’s Actions and Legal Institutions in the Face of Domestic Violence
Over the last two decades, the discourse on domestic violence has steadily moved into the legal/institutional domain. Originating in the debates within the women’s movements on structural inequalities in the family, where women’s struggles had a certain centrality, it has become a legal/governmental category. Emblematic of most feminist initiatives about women’s lives in our country, this shift is beset with its own dilemmas and impasses. While naming, categorising, enumerating and measuring violence as well as efforts to make them legally recognisable are imperative to any feminist politics, they also generate their own effects. These effects, while resulting in some well-needed institutional solutions, also bring in their wake, certain conceptual rigidities. There is a need to pay attention to these effects while rethinking the familiar demands in the arena of domestic violence: foolproof laws, sensitive institutions and better awareness among women.