Women's Help Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence in Jordan

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 380-399

  Spencer, Rachael A ^a   Shahrouri, Manal ^b   Halasa, Louma ^c   Khalaf, Inaam ^d,e   Clark, Cari Jo ^f  

^a Gender based violence specialist ^*  (South Korea)

^b Independent Researcher   (Jordan)

^c Global Fund Project UNDP Iraq   (Jordan)

^d AL AHLIYYA AMMAN UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897052762     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2013.815755     Document Type: Article

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