The Role of Structural Factors in Support-Seeking Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Mwanza, Tanzania: Findings From a Qualitative Study.
Veronica SelestineSheila HarveyGerry MshanaSaidi KapigaShelley Susan LeesPublished in: Violence against women (2022)
In this qualitative study of women participating in an intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention trial, experiences of IPV and the context that shapes support-seeking were explored through in-depth interviews and focus groups discussions. Decisions to seek support were influenced by a range of factors including fear of further abuse, shame, acceptance of IPV as normal, belief that IPV is a private matter between the couple, economic dependence on male partners, and a poorly responsive legal and justice system. Gender empowerment programs need to intervene at the social, cultural, political, and economic levels that shape justification and meanings attached to IPV and women's decisions in seeking support.
Keyphrases
- intimate partner violence
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- cervical cancer screening
- clinical trial
- public health
- pregnant women
- health insurance
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- skeletal muscle
- phase iii
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus