TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Intimate partner violence and the relation between help-seeking behavior and the severity and frequency of physical violence among women in Turkey
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Ergöçmen, Banu Akadlı
A1  - Yüksel-Kaptanoğlu, İlknur
A1  - Jansen, Henrica A. F. M. (Henriette)
SP  - 1151
EP  - 1174
VL  - 19
IS  - 9
N2  - This study explores the severity and frequency of physical violence from an intimate partner experienced by 15- to 59-year-old women and their help-seeking behavior by using data from the "National Research on Domestic Violence Against Women in Turkey." Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were conducted to compare the relationship between severity and frequency of violence and women's characteristics. Of all ever-partnered women, 36% have been exposed to partner violence; almost half of these experienced severe types of violence. Women used informal strategies to manage the violence instead of seeking help from formal institutions. Help-seeking behavior increases with increased severity and frequency of violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801213498474
ID  - ref1
ER  -