Knowledge, Experience and Perception of Gender-Based Violence Health Services: A Mixed Methods Study on Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Tanzania

Mtaita, Caroline; Likindikoki, Samuel; McGowan, Maureen; Mpembeni, Rose; Safary, Elvis; Jahn, Albrecht

doi:10.3390/ijerph18168575

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“…In the case of domestic violence, mediation within the family or with community leaders is the preferred option. In terms of GBV management, other authors highlight the limited availability of health services for GBV and the low use of these services like in Tanzania [28]. Many studies have noted, as in our results, the silence of married women, which is the result…”

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confidence: 56%

Perception of Women on Gender-Based Violence in Guinea: A Qualitative Study

Dioulde¹,

Ramata²,

Oury³

et al. 2022

Int J Womens Health Wellness

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Background: Gender-based violence exists and is increasing worldwide, with higher rates in African regions where gender inequality persists. It affects adolescent girls and adult women. In Guinea, violence against women is a widespread phenomenon. Indeed, 9 out of 10 women aged from 15 to 64 have been victim of at least one act of violence. The objective of this study is to explore the perceptions of women in the community about the violence that they have undergone. Methods:It is a qualitative study using focus group discussions (FGD) with women aged 15-49 in three health districts.Results: Of the 18 FGD conducted, young women aged 20 to 24 were the most represented (33%). The main types of Gender-based violence include physical violence, sexual violence (rape) and verbal violence. These types of violence are committed by husbands and boyfriends as well as parents of young girls in a context of forced marriage. The consequences of this violence are injuries, unwanted pregnancies, induced abortions, woman humiliation, depression, divorce and abandonment of the children by the husbands. Women's attitudes to this violence are essentially to remain silent for fear to be stigmatized, health care seeking and filing complaints to the gendarmerie/police or to the leaders of district and notables. Conclusion:GBV is recurrent in Guinea in all its forms. The perpetrators are intimate partners, family members and unknown aggressors. This phenomenon requires sustained attention of the authorities and a commitment of all the stakeholders in order to highlight the problem and make advocation for women so that these acts of violence can be reduced.

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Section: Women's Attitudes Towards Gbvsupporting

confidence: 56%

Perception of Women on Gender-Based Violence in Guinea: A Qualitative Study

Dioulde¹,

Ramata²,

Oury³

et al. 2022

Int J Womens Health Wellness

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“…Interestingly, some cultural and social norms may perpetrate specific forms of violence. A study conducted in Tanzania reported that AGYW expressed that men have a right to control or discipline women through physical means, and women’s acceptance of this made them more vulnerable to continued violence [ 32 ]. This purports that cultural and social norms value men as superior and more powerful than women, and these norms and cultures subordinate women in many life spheres, from economic independence to decision-making power.…”

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Knowledge, Implementation, and Gaps of Gender-Based Violence Management Guidelines among Health Care Workers

Mtaita

Safary

Simwanza³

et al. 2023

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(1) Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) is widespread globally and has a myriad of adverse effects but is vastly under-reported. Health care workers are among the first responders in GBV. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of health workers with regard to GBV and related management guidelines and implementation. (2) Methods: The study employed a descriptive, sequential mix-method study, beginning with the quantitative part, followed by the qualitative component. Qualitative analysis was conducted using a content framework approach. (3) Results: More than two-thirds (71.79%) of health workers were found to be generally knowledgeable about gender-based violence; however, only 36.9% had good knowledge about gender-based violence management guidelines for gender-based violence and the mean value for all the items was less than 3 which indicates poor knowledge of the management guideline. Additionally, only 36.8% found the gender-based violence management guidelines useful and practical in clinical care for gender-based violence cases. (4) Conclusions: The finding of this study revealed that knowledge of gender-based violence management guideline was not adequate among health workers and rarely used during management of GBV cases. This calls for continuous training and specific refresher courses, including on-site practical sessions, professionals’ mentorship, and supervision.

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“…Therefore, for practical reasons and the researcher’s preference (Klem et al , 2021), no specific software beyond Microsoft Word was used. Similar to previous studies (Irimiás et al , 2021; Mtaita et al , 2021), the author performed manually qualitative analyses using Microsoft Word. The author carried out three main steps in analysis: open coding, axial coding and selective coding, as suggested by Strauss and Corbin (1990) and described in Section 4.2.…”

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Exploring factors impacting students’ motivation to learn using face-to-face, online and hybrid learning

Istijanto¹

2022

QAE

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Purpose This study aims to explore and compare the approach and avoidance factors in motivating students to study using three different learning methods: face-to-face learning, online learning and hybrid learning. Design/methodology/approach This research uses in-depth online interviews to gain insights from students. Purposive sampling was applied to recruit 33 informants from two private universities in Indonesia. The verbatim data were analyzed using a thematic content analysis to identify motivational factors. Findings This study revealed four motivational factors regarding the approach to face-to-face learning/avoidance of online learning and five motivational factors regarding the approach to online learning/avoidance of face-to-face learning. Most of the motivational factors (i.e. learning effectiveness, social interaction, campus life experiences, physical wellness, flexibility and technological learning) are also found in the approach to hybrid learning. Research limitations/implications The existing qualitative research suffers from generalizability, as does this study. Future research can investigate other contexts or use quantitative research to validate the findings. Practical implications By identifying the approach and avoidance motivational factors, higher education institutions can enhance the approach (positive) factors and minimize or eliminate the avoidance (negative) factors that motivate their students to study using different learning methods. Originality/value This research complements the existing literature using new perspectives, namely, the approach and avoidance factors that motivate students to study through face-to-face learning, online learning and hybrid learning post-COVID-19.

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Knowledge, Experience and Perception of Gender-Based Violence Health Services: A Mixed Methods Study on Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Tanzania

Cited by 19 publications

References 44 publications

Perception of Women on Gender-Based Violence in Guinea: A Qualitative Study

Perception of Women on Gender-Based Violence in Guinea: A Qualitative Study

Knowledge, Implementation, and Gaps of Gender-Based Violence Management Guidelines among Health Care Workers

Exploring factors impacting students’ motivation to learn using face-to-face, online and hybrid learning

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