Understanding women’s help-seeking with intimate partner violence in Tanzania
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Date
2020
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SAGE Publishing
Abstract
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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Abstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801220914389
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Intimate partner violence, Help-seeking, Disclosure, Tanzania, Women worldwide, Serious global health problem, IVP
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Maheng, B. & Stöckl, H., (2021). Understanding women’s help-seeking with intimate partner violence in Tanzania. Violence Against Women. 27(6-7):937-951. doi:10.1177/1077801220914389