Predictors of help-seeking behaviour among women exposed to violence in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis to evaluate the impact of contextual and individual factors

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-217

  Linos, Natalia ^a,b   Slopen, Natalie ^b,c   Berkman, Lisa ^a,b   Subramanian, S V ^b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

GENDER; SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE GOVERNMENT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894087984     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-202187     Document Type: Article

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