TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The supportive process for ending intimate partner violence after pregnancy: the experience of Nicaraguan women
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Salazar, Mariano
A1  - Hogberg, Ulf
A1  - Valladares, Eliette
A1  - Ohman, Ann
SP  - 1257
EP  - 1278
VL  - 18
IS  - 11
N2  - This grounded theory study found that Nicaraguan mothers exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy eventually acted to protect their children and themselves. They experienced ending abuse as an empowerment process characterized by a cognitive change in women's attitudes toward partner abuse and the emergence of help-seeking strategies that lead to ending violence with or without ending the relationship. This process was facilitated by a supportive environment that challenged abusive behaviors as well as being asked about abuse during their last pregnancy. Although environmental changes can facilitate ending abuse, Nicaragua's public institutions must be strengthened to reach women in need.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801212470549
ID  - ref1
ER  -