"Why doesn't she seek help for partner abuse?" An exploratory study with South Asian immigrant women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 613-622

  Ahmad, Farah ^a   Driver, Natasha ^b   McNally, Mary Jane ^c   Stewart, Donna E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Help seeking; Immigrant; Partner abuse; South Asian; Women

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; PATRIARCHY; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIVORCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTH ASIA; STIGMA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WIDOW;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 67849092776     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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