Wood, Shannon N Kennedy, S Rachel Akumu, Irene Tallam, Catherine Asira, Ben Zimmerman, Linnea A Glass, Nancy Decker, Michele R
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Violence against women
This mixed-methods study examined the relationship between reproductive coercion (RC) and covert contraceptive use among intimate partner violence survivors in Nairobi, Kenya. Quantitative analyses utilize baseline data from the myPlan Kenya trial (n = 321). Purposive in-depth interviews (IDIs) (n = 30) explored women's reproductive safety strategi...
Hoxmeier, Jill C O'Connor, Julia McMahon, Sarah
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Violence against women
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare sexual violence (SV) victimization among sorority women and unaffiliated counterparts. Results showed sorority women were more likely than unaffiliated women to report experiencing some types of SV, consuming alcohol prior to victimization, and to identify their perpetrator as a hookup/casual par...
Swaine, Aisling
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Violence against women
The "Troubles" in Northern Ireland are often assumed to represent an outlier in respect of contemporary global discourse on conflict-related violence against women (CRVAW), and particularly "strategic rape." CRVAW has neither commanded the narrative nor imagery of that conflict nor specifically recognized globally as part of women's experiences of ...
Hayes, Brittany E van Baak, Carlijn
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Violence against women
Polygyny and early marriage - both prevalent in Mali - are risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV). Relying on data from the 2018 Malian Demographic and Health Surveys, the study examines the effects of polygyny and age at marriage, while controlling for known risk factors of IPV, on the likelihood of experiencing IPV. Findings reveal that...
Pitcho-Prelorentzos, Shani Leshem, Elazar Mahat-Shamir, Michal
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Violence against women
The current qualitative study aimed to examine the narrative identities of women bereaved to intimate partner femicide. Eleven adult Israeli female offspring whose biological mothers were murdered by their biological fathers were interviewed for the purpose of this study. Due to the uniqueness of their loss experience and circumstances, participant...
Joseph, Debra D Jones, Adele D
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Violence against women
Qualitative research with 60 males (16-80 years) from two Caribbean countries was carried out to explore men's perspectives on domestic violence (DV). An inductive latent/thematic approach to data analysis supported by analytic software led to five key domains being identified: (1) meanings of violence; (2) patrinormative culture; (3) normalization...
Cao, Jiepin Liu, Xu Gonzalez-Guarda, Rosa M
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Violence against women
An understanding of intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences is a crucial first step toward shaping effective responses. However, relevant knowledge among Chinese women is scant. This study described Chinese women's IPV experiences by analyzing 46 posts shared by 42 women on a public online forum. Five overarching themes were identified using co...
Bedera, Nicole Nordmeyer, Kristjane Holland, Kathryn J
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Violence against women
Queer women are at high risk of college sexual victimization, but they face barriers to formal support services. As a result, informal support is critical. This study uses data from 40 open-ended interviews to explore family members' reactions to queer women's disclosures and examine whether their family is a reliable source of informal support. Fi...
Woodlock, Delanie Salter, Michael Dragiewicz, Molly Harris, Bridget
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Violence against women
This article draws on interviews with 20 Australian women subjected to technology-facilitated coercive control (TFCC), foregrounding their accounts of grief and institutional betrayal. Findings show that while the harms of TFCC were significant, survivors' experiences were often minimized and dismissed by justice institutions. Women experienced gri...
Lynch, Kellie R Logan, T K
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Violence against women
This study surveyed a national sample of victim service professionals (N = 222) and compared rural versus urban/suburban participants' perceptions of a variety of issues, such as the impact of the pandemic on gender-based violence victimization and safety advice for isolated victims. Increased interference with victim employment and the abuser moni...
