TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Informal and formal systems of care for women experiencing intimate partner violence in Kenya
JO  - Health care for women international
A1  - Mengo, Cecilia
A1  - Sharma, Bonita B.
A1  - Beaujolais, Brieanne
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Several factors influence a victim's decision on whether or not to seek help after experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). This study used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for Kenya (2014) of ever married women (n = 5265). Majority of the women did not seek help after experiencing IPV (55.5%). Women justification for IPV decreased the odds of seeking help from informal services by 0.75 times and formal services by 0.58 times. Understanding cultural determinants of help seeking would contribute in the development of effective policies and programs for preventing and responding to IPV in Kenya and across the world.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9332
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2021.1883617
ID  - ref1
ER  -