Informal and formal systems of care for women experiencing intimate partner violence in Kenya

Several factors influence a victim's decision on whether or not to seek help after experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). This study used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for Kenya (2014) of ever married women (n = 5265). Majority of the women did not seek help after ex...

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Published in:Health care for women international 2022-07, Vol.43 (7-8), p.827-850
Main Authors: Mengo, Cecilia, Sharma, Bonita B., Beaujolais, Brieanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Domestic violence
Health care access
Health services utilization
Health surveys
Help seeking behavior
Intimate partner violence
Justification
Wives
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Several factors influence a victim's decision on whether or not to seek help after experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). This study used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for Kenya (2014) of ever married women (n = 5265). Majority of the women did not seek help after experiencing IPV (55.5%). Women justification for IPV decreased the odds of seeking help from informal services by 0.75 times and formal services by 0.58 times. Understanding cultural determinants of help seeking would contribute in the development of effective policies and programs for preventing and responding to IPV in Kenya and across the world.
ISSN:0739-9332
1096-4665
DOI:10.1080/07399332.2021.1883617