TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Women's help seeking for intimate partner violence in Jordan
JO  - Health care for women international
A1  - Spencer, Rachael A.
A1  - Shahrouri, Manal
A1  - Halasa, Louma
A1  - Khalaf, Inaam
A1  - Clark, Cari Jo
SP  - 380
EP  - 399
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - Little is known about Jordanian women's help seeking for intimate partner violence (IPV), despite local and international investment in victim services. Using a clinic based survey (n = 517; response rate 70%) and focus group discussions (FGDs, n = 17) we explored Jordanian women's nonfamily help seeking for physical or sexual IPV. We evaluated survey data using bivariate and multivariate regression and examined FGD transcripts using open coding methodology. Nonfamily help seeking was uncommon, an option only in serious circumstances after familial help was ineffective, and correlated with violence severity and relative violence. Nonfamily resources are underutilized but critical for vulnerable Jordanian women.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9332
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2013.815755
ID  - ref1
ER  -