Health and Health Care From the Perspective of Intimate Partner Violence Adult Female Victims in Shelters

Wadsworth, Pamela; Kothari, Catherine L.; Lubwama, Grace; Brown, Cathy L.; Benton, Jennifer Frank

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“…The association between exposure to physical IPV during the past 5 years and perceived need for help for exposed women was more than threefold that of unexposed women. Our results are in line with previous research based on clinic and convenience samples, indicating that many women exposed to IPV perceive the need for help in terms of care [9, 15]. Our study showed that among women exposed to physical IPV who also perceived a need for help, the majority sought primary health care.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Perceived need for help is therefore a crucial step before seeking care [14]. Previous research from the United States, using data from shelters, found that twice as many women exposed to IPV reported the need for mental health care compared with those reporting the need for physical health care (40.4% and 19.2% respectively) [15]. To date, there has been a lack of population-based studies exploring the association between exposure to IPV, perceived need for help and primary health care utilization within a Swedish context.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Intimate partner violence, associations with perceived need for help and health care utilization: a population-based sample of women in Sweden

Lövestad

Vaez

Löve

et al. 2020

Scand J Public Health

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Aim: To assess the association between physical intimate partner violence (physical IPV) in the past 5 years, perceived need for help and primary health care utilization due to mental health problems in a general population-based sample of women in Sweden. Methods: We performed structured follow-up interviews with 616 women between 1995 and 2015. Associations between physical IPV in the past 5 years and (i) perceived need for help and (ii) primary health care utilization due to mental health problems, were estimated by logistic regression analyses with crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Of the women who had experienced physical IPV in the past 5 years, 45.1% perceived a need for help but refrained from seeking care. After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, exposure to physical IPV in the past 5 years remained associated with perceived need for help (OR 3.54; CI 1.77–7.11). After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, the association between exposure to physical IPV and primary health care utilization did not remain statistically significant. Conclusions: Women exposed to physical IPV were more likely to perceive the need for help compared with unexposed women. A large proportion of IPV-exposed women in the general population may refrain from seeking care although they perceive a need for help. Future studies need to investigate potential barriers to mental health care seeking among women exposed to IPV. Routine questioning about IPV should be implemented in primary health care with improved referral to available support services.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intimate partner violence, associations with perceived need for help and health care utilization: a population-based sample of women in Sweden

Lövestad

Vaez

Löve

et al. 2020

Scand J Public Health

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“…These perceptions may have been the situation prior their empowerment for they showed no courage to end violence but ended up accepting the abusive situation. Hence, it is recommended that in the administration of services to IPV victims, health care providers should be profoundly sensitive and sympathetic, so that by understanding their worldview, victims can be inspired to participate in rehabilitative or empowerment programs (Çalıkoglu et al, 2018;Wadsworth, Kothari, Lubwama, Brown, & Frank Benton, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Survivors’ Social Construction of Intimate Partner Violence in Cebu City, Philippines

Bernados

Ocampo

2019

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide social issue perpetrated by intimate male partners against their wives. Studies on IPV have generated accurate comparative information since the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women to guide strategy and track progress in attempts to comprehend the IPV issues. In many attempts to understand violence against women, the social construction of IPV was not well documented in the literature. This article aims to explore IPV survivors’ social construction of IPV by analyzing the experiential narratives of IPV survivors. To address the objective, this article used the phenomenological approach by examining the lived experiences of 15 IPV survivors. Our study finds that IPV made IPV survivors empowered, and with this social construction, survivors were able to overcome violence perpetrated by their intimate partners. The findings further proved that giving preferential attention to the needs of IPV victims could lead to victim empowerment, a factor needed in the elimination of violence against women and children in all forms. It is suggested for any intervention activities to (a) ultimately address the empowerment of individuals and (b) respond to the needs of individuals because what may work for one victim may not work for another.

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“…47 Such interventions are acceptable to recipients, especially when coordinated with other needed services. 48 …”

Section: Intimate Partner Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…47 Such interventions are acceptable to recipients, especially when coordinated with other needed services. 48 Expanding and ensuring access to legal advocacy may have health benefits outside of addressing intimate partner violence, including improved housing and income. 49 Timely and easy access to legal advocacy without out-of-pocket costs will be important for people seeking support.…”

Section: We Strongly Recommend Interventions That Include Legal Advocacy and Supportive Interventions For Victims Of Intimate Partner Viomentioning

confidence: 99%

Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada

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Workentin³

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Health and Health Care From the Perspective of Intimate Partner Violence Adult Female Victims in Shelters

Cited by 20 publications

References 88 publications

Intimate partner violence, associations with perceived need for help and health care utilization: a population-based sample of women in Sweden

Intimate partner violence, associations with perceived need for help and health care utilization: a population-based sample of women in Sweden

Survivors’ Social Construction of Intimate Partner Violence in Cebu City, Philippines

Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada

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