Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.

ABSTRACT: Background: Legislative initiatives have been implemented to fight against Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and offer protection to its survivors in Vietnam. However, this type of violence is relatively common in the country, where broader structural inequalities, like poverty and the system of male dominance, increase women's vulnerability to IPV. Objective: This study aimed to explore the strategies that Vietnamese IPV survivors take to cope with the abuse from their partners and maximize their safety and wellbeing. Methods: Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with eight women survivors of IPV who lived in one of the Peace House Shelter in Hanoi. Participants were recruited through the shelter. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyz

SUBMITTER: Herrero-Arias R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7781891 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature