ArticleViolence against women2024
Motivations and Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana.
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- Learn to Live Again: A Pilot Study to Support Women Experiencing Domestic Violence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Factors associated with help-seeking by women facing intimate partner violence in India: findings from National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021).BMC global and public health · 2024Article
- Formal support services and (dis)empowerment of domestic violence victims: perspectives from women survivors in Ghana.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Health Providers' Response to Female Adolescent Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Demand Side Barriers in the Utilization of Support Services in Urban Low-Income Communities of Nigeria.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Perspectives on post-violence support-seeking and service provision among adolescent girls and young women: Insights from community conversations in Lusaka, Zambia.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Expanding a primary prevention program to address sexual and gender-based violence among health sciences students in Ghana: A pilot study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
This study used qualitative data from 30 women in three of Ghana's 16 administrative regions to explore motivations and barriers to help-seeking among victims of intimate partner violence. Results of the thematic analysis showed low reporting to formal support networks, such as the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit or the police, with higher preference for informal sources, such as family members and friends. Motivations to seek help included fatigue, severity of abuse, abusive partner's negligence in honoring marital obligations, and trust in family members. Barriers to help-seeking included: fear of divorce, stigmatization, lack of trust in formal support channels, sociocultural norms emphasizing gender role expectations, and family privacy.
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