Ending violence against women: Help-seeking behaviour of women exposed to intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intimate partner violence is a serious public health problem that transcends cultural boundaries in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies have reported that violence characteristics and perception are strong predictors of help-seeking among women. We assessed the prevalence and factors associated with help-seeking among female survivors of intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We pooled data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of eighteen sub-Saharan African countries. The data were extracted from the women's files in countries with datasets from 2014 to 2021. A weighted sample of 33,837 women in sexual relationships: married or cohabiting who had ever experienced intimate partner violence within the five years preceding the survey

SUBMITTER: Aboagye RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10553277 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature