Citation

Ferranti D, Lorenzo D, Munoz-Rojas D, González-Guarda RM. Public Health Nurs. 2018; 35(2): 118-125.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/phn.12374

PMID

29178174

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the health education needs and learning preferences of female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors in a social service agency located in South Florida, United States. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: An exploratory two-phase sequential mixed-methods study was completed through semistructured interviews with social service providers (n = 10), followed by a survey with predominately female IPV survivors (n = 122, 98.4%). MEASURES: Data obtained from interviews with social service providers were analyzed through conventional thematic content analysis. Data from interviews were used in developing a health survey completed by IPV survivors and analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and t tests.

RESULTS: Three themes emerged from interviews including multidimensional health needs, navigating barriers to health care, and self-improvement specific to survivors of intimate partner violence. Survey results indicated that depression and self-esteem were the health education needs of highest priority. Demographic characteristics, including age and language use, were significantly associated to preferred methods of learning, p < .05.

CONCLUSIONS: IPV survivors present with various health education needs. Current study findings can inform public health nurses in developing interventions or health-based programs for female IPV survivors in social service agency settings.

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

domestic violence; health education; intimate partner violence; mixed-methods