@article{ref1,
title="Pattern and help-seeking behaviour of women experiencing intimate partner violence at Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria",
journal="Gender and behaviour",
year="2019",
author="Titilayo, Olaoye and Ololade, Ogunsanmi and Olasumbo, Kukoyi and Funke, Alabi",
volume="17",
number="2",
pages="e188009-e188009",
abstract="Intimate Partner Violence is widely condoned in Nigeria. This study assessed pattern and help-seeking behaviour of women experiencing intimate partner violence in Isolo Local Government area, Lagos State.The study used a cross sectional design to select three hundred and eighty eight respondents through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data was collected using a validated semi-structured questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS showed that more (70.4%) of the respondents had experienced intimate partner violence. Respondents reported slapping (52.3%) and verbal abuse (28.1%) as forms of intimate partner violence while 33% sought help by reporting to their friends. Over half of the respondents (59.5%) stated that the attitude of workers at the centres was a barrier for not seeking help.Various patterns of intimate partner violence were experienced by respondents with low quality of help-seeking behaviour. It is therefore recommended that workers in the centres should be well trained to show empathy to victims.<br><br>KEYWORDS: Intimate partner Violence, Pattern, Help-seeking, Barriers, Women<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1596-9231",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}