Bridging Prevention and Health: Exploring Community Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Honduras

Sukhera, Javeed; Cerulli, Catherine; Gawinski, Barbara A.; Morse, Diane S.

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“…However, an international study carried out in a rural setting revealed that the police and judiciary sectors still have great relevance in confronting violence in this scenario (24) . This view reinforces the idea that this problem belongs to these sectors, and perhaps there are no others available.…”

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“…However, the priority actions of this sector occur in the urban context, and the rural populations are almost always deserted, although in many municipalities the rural population is larger (7) . Regarding the health sector, this has been pointed out by other studies as fundamental to the multi-and intersectoral response to violence against women, identifying and intervening from empathic listening, psychosocial support and referrals to other services (24)(25) . The education sector was also cited as an integral part of the coping network by study participants.…”

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“…The education sector was also cited as an integral part of the coping network by study participants. In this sense, the actions of this sector are almost always preventive, with educational interventions in schools, through technical information and also reflections on more supportive, respectful and less prejudiced positions regarding aspects of gender behavior, which includes women and men (24) . Another two services that are part of the coping network mentioned by professionals are the Municipal Secretary of Agriculture and Emater, municipal services that develop specific programs for women related to productive work, whose objective is to encourage daily work with financial and technical assistance and, empowering better conditions of survival and, consequently, greater autonomy, which may make them more prepared to face violence.…”

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Network to combat violence against rural women: articulation and communication of services

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Silva

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Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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Objective: to identify the constituent services of the network to combat violence against rural women in municipalities in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul and to analyze the articulation and communication of services in search of the resolution of situations of violence. Method: descriptive-exploratory, qualitative study, carried out through semi-structured interviews with 26 professionals from intersectoral services, as well as managers and/or those responsible for these services. Data were systematized through content analysis. Results: although the professionals collectively discuss and plan coping actions, diffi culties were identifi ed in the approximation between services, related to the defi nition of fl ow, knowledge of actions/referrals, fear of seeing and reporting violence, understanding that it is not a question of demand of their fi eld of action, and women's access to services. Final considerations: it is evident the need to implement public policies that address the singularities of violence against women in rural settings. Descriptors: Violence; Violence Against Women; Women's Health; Health of the Rural Population; Confrontation. RESUMO Objetivo: identifi car os serviços constituintes da rede de enfrentamento à violência contra mulheres rurais em municípios da região noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul e analisar a articulação e a comunicação dos serviços na busca da resolutividade das situações de violência. Método: estudo descritivo-exploratório, qualitativo, realizado por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com 26 profi ssionais de serviços intersetoriais, além de gestores e/ou responsáveis por estes serviços. Os dados foram sistematizados mediante a análise de conteúdo. Resultados: embora os profi ssionais discutam e planejem coletivamente as ações de enfrentamento, identifi caram-se difi culdades na aproximação entre os serviços, relacionadas à defi nição de fl uxo, conhecimento das ações/ encaminhamentos, medo de ver e notifi car a violência, entendimento de que não se trata de uma demanda do seu campo de atuação, e o próprio acesso das mulheres aos serviços. Considerações fi nais: evidencia-se a necessidade de implementação de políticas públicas que atendam as singularidades da violência contra as mulheres no cenário rural. Descritores: Violência; Violência Contra a Mulher; Saúde da Mulher; Saúde da População Rural; Enfrentamento. RESUMEN Objetivo: identifi car los servicios constituyentes de la red de enfrentamiento a la violencia contra mujeres rurales en municipios de la región noroeste de Rio Grande do Sul y analizar la articulación y la comunicación de los servicios en la búsqueda de la resolutividad de las situaciones de violencia. Método: estudio descriptivo-exploratorio, cualitativo, realizado por medio de entrevistas semiestructuradas con 26 profesionales de servicios intersectoriales, además de gestores y/o responsables de estos servicios. Los datos se sistematizaron mediante el análisis de contenido. Resultados: aunque los profesionales discuten y planifi can c...

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confidence: 99%

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“…Do these findings point to the fact that IPV norms are primarily held at the fringe of the network, or are those at the fringe of the network more likely to admit finding IPV acceptable? Our results could be impacted by response bias-IPV is a sensitive topic and possibly underreported [ 46 ]. Under-reporting may differ depending on what potential social sanction an individual imagines as a result of supporting a stigmatized behavior- reporting itself may then be the consequence of a social norm.…”

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Intimate partner violence norms cluster within households: an observational social network study in rural Honduras

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BackgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex global problem, not only because it is a human rights issue, but also because it is associated with chronic mental and physical illnesses as well as acute health outcomes related to injuries for women and their children. Attitudes, beliefs, and norms regarding IPV are significantly associated with the likelihood of both IPV experience and perpetration.MethodsWe investigated whether IPV acceptance is correlated across socially connected individuals, whether these correlations differ across types of relationships, and whether social position is associated with the likelihood of accepting IPV. We used sociocentric network data from 831 individuals in rural Honduras to assess the association of IPV acceptance between socially connected individuals across 15 different types of relationships, both within and between households. We also investigated the association between network position and IPV acceptance.ResultsWe found that having a social contact that accepts IPV is strongly associated with IPV acceptance among individuals. For women the clustering of IPV acceptance was not significant in between-household relationships, but was concentrated within households. For men, however, while IPV acceptance was strongly clustered within households, men’s acceptance of IPV was also correlated with people with whom they regularly converse, their mothers and their siblings, regardless of household. We also found that IPV was more likely to be accepted by less socially-central individuals, and that the correlation between a social contact’s IPV acceptance was stronger on the periphery, suggesting that, as a norm, it is held on the periphery of the community.ConclusionOur results show that differential targeting of individuals and relationships in order to reduce the acceptability and, subsequently, the prevalence of IPV may be most effective. Because IPV norms seem to be strongly held within households, the household is probably the most logical unit to target in order to implement change. This approach would include the possible benefit of a generational effect. Finally, in social contexts in which perpetration of IPV is not socially acceptable, the most effective strategy may be to implement change not at the center but at the periphery of the community.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2893-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Although, at the same time, one might wonder to what extent the home is a safe place for women to talk about their relationships with gangs and gang violence. Partner and domestic violence is often neglected and invisible, but at the same time widespread problem in Honduras (Sukhera et al 2012). Furthermore, requirements linked to the issue of confidentiality, like anonymity, would be impossible to guarantee, since I would have known where they lived (Yee and Andrews 2006).…”

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When Overt Research Feels Covert: Researching Women and Gangs in a Context of Silence and Fear

Damme

2019

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This paper discusses the tension between ethics in theory and ethics in practice, along the continuum of overt and covert field research. I argue that complete overt research is not only unfeasible, but can even be dangerous or harmful to the people we research and the researcher. Within this discussion it can be stated that the formal standardized requirements of the ethics committees actually undermine our ability to act ethically. For this reason, I argue that there is a need to focus on a virtues based approach and reflective stance regarding ethics in the field. I use the case of Honduras, where I conducted field research on the role of women and gangs, to discuss this argument. High levels of insecurity in Honduras create a context of fear which prescribes certain rules of engagement with the wider political economy of violence, and specifically on community interactions with gangs (Hume 2009a; Wilding 2012). My research shows that there is a silent agreement among the people living in neighborhoods with gang presence not to engage in gang-related discussions. Local organizations also prescribe a strict code of conduct in the field, which prohibits the use of crime, violence and other related concepts. This raises key practical and ethical questions for researchers, not least – how do we research that which is silenced? The aim of the paper is to critically discuss the relation between university ethics processes – ethics ‘in theory’ – and street ethics or ethics ‘in practice’, when conducting (participatory) observation in urban neighborhoods and prisons in Honduras.

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Bridging Prevention and Health: Exploring Community Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Honduras

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Network to combat violence against rural women: articulation and communication of services

Network to combat violence against rural women: articulation and communication of services

Intimate partner violence norms cluster within households: an observational social network study in rural Honduras

When Overt Research Feels Covert: Researching Women and Gangs in a Context of Silence and Fear

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