Community Stakeholders' Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy-A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnancy adversely affects the health of women and unborn children. To prevent this, the community responses, societal systems, and structures to support victims of IPV in pregnancy are vital. to explore community stakeholders' perspectives related to IPV in pregnancy in Jimma, Ethiopia, and if needed, create the knowledge base for interventions. using an exploratory design, this qualitative study had a maximum-variation (multiple spectrum sources) sampling strategy with 16 semi-structured interviews of purposively selected key informants representing different community institutions. Guided by Connell's theory of gender and power, a content analysis of the translated interviews was conducted using Atlas.ti 7 software. reconciliation between IPV victims

SUBMITTER: Gashaw BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6926756 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature