@article{ref1,
title="Geographic variation and determinants of help seeking behaviour among married women subjected to intimate partner violence: evidence from national population survey",
journal="International journal for equity in health",
year="2021",
author="Meazaw, Maereg Wagnew and Alemu, Yeshemebet Worku and Muluneh, Muluken Dessalegn",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="e13-e13",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Help seeking behaviour amongst married women who experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has received limited attention in Africa. This study examines  the geographic variation and investigates determinants of help seeking behaviour  amongst married women in Ethiopia. <br><br>METHODS: This study analysed data from the 2016  Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). Data was extracted for married women  age 15-49 years old who experienced IPV. Factors associated with help seeking  behaviour were identified using multiple logistic regression adjusted for clustering  and weighing. The weighted proportion of factors associated with help seeking  behaviour was exported to ArcGIS to conduct autocorrelation analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The  prevalence of help seeking behaviour among married women who experienced IPV was  19.8% (95% CI: 15.9-24.3%). Only 9.2% of them sought help from a formal source (such  as police, lawyer or doctor). Multiple logistic regression analyses showed physical  violence (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=2.76), educational attainment (AOR=2.1), a  partner's alcohol consumption (AOR=1.9), partner's controlling behaviour (AOR= 2.4),  partner's employment status, (AOR= 1.9) and wealth index (AOR=2.8) were  significantly associated factors with help seeking behaviour among married women who  experienced IPV in Ethiopia (P< 0.05). Women in Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Harari,  Western and Eastern Amhara, and Afar had the lowest odds of help seeking behaviour  (P< 0.001) after experiencing IPV. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest  that poor help seeking behaviour for married women experiencing IPV is a significant  public health problem in Ethiopia. Multiple interrelated factors were associated  with poor help seeking behaviour. These factors include women's level of educational  attainment, women experiencing physical violence, partners exhibiting controlling  behaviour, partner's alcohol consumption, the employment status of the partner, and  wealth status of the household were important predictors of help seeking behaviour. Policies and interventions need to be tailored to address these factors to improve  women's health outcomes and to prevent IPV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1475-9276",
doi="10.1186/s12939-020-01355-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01355-5"
}