Evaluation of the effectiveness of protection orders for female victims of intimate partner violence in vhembe district of South Africa

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 489-493

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b,c   Pengpid, Supa ^b,c   McFarlane, Judith ^d   Banyini, Mercy ^e  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Protection order; South Africa; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903198016     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2013.10820656     Document Type: Article

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