Understanding Women’s Help-Seeking With Intimate Partner Violence in Tanzania
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious global health problem affecting millions of women worldwide. Despite increased investments into its reduction, little research has been conducted into how women in low- and middle-income countries deal with IPV. This study seeks to explore this by looking...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Violence against women
Year: 2021, Volume: 27, Issue: 6/7, Pages: 937-951 |
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| Summary: | Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious global health problem affecting millions of women worldwide. Despite increased investments into its reduction, little research has been conducted into how women in low- and middle-income countries deal with IPV. This study seeks to explore this by looking in depth into help-seeking strategies utilized by abused women in Tanzania, using the 2015–2016 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey. The prevalence of lifetime physical and/or sexual IPV was 41.6% in this study, but only half of all affected women sought help from anyone. The only clear association found with help-seeking was the severity of IPV. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-8448 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1077801220914389 |