The acceptability of intimate partner violence screening and response among refugee women accessing Australian resettlement services.

ABSTRACT: Screening and response for intimate partner violence (IPV) is recommended for women in priority populations and is implemented in health services across diverse jurisdictions. Most women experiencing IPV strongly support screening, however this is untested with refugee women in resettlement contexts. Around one third of refugee women in Australia experience IPV and face multiple post-migration challenges. SAHAR (Safety and Health after Arrival) tested IPV screening using the ACTS tool, brief intervention, and referral with women accessing four settlement support services. Women attending sites during the study period were invited to participate in a three month follow up survey with participation by 321/375 women recruited (86%). Acceptability of IPV screening was assessed against (i) leve

SUBMITTER: Spence N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654948 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature