Intimate partner violence against women in west Ethiopia: A qualitative study on attitudes, womans response, and suggested measures as perceived by community members

Reproductive Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Abeya, Sileshi Garoma ^a   Afework, Mesganaw Fantahun ^a   Yalew, Alemayeh Worku ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Coping; Focus group discussion; Measures; Women violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BATTERED WOMEN; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865053751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-9-14     Document Type: Article

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