Exploring Help-Seeking Predictors Among Colombian Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Different Age Groups.

Diana M Padilla-Medina, Eusebius Small, Silviya Pavlova Nikolova
Author Information
  1. Diana M Padilla-Medina: Graduate School of Social Work, 19878University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. ORCID
  2. Eusebius Small: School of Social Work, 12329University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S. Cooper St., Bldg. A, Arlington, Texas, United States. ORCID
  3. Silviya Pavlova Nikolova: Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organization, 317231Medical University of Varna, Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.

Abstract

This study examined the extent, source, and individual, microsystem, exosystem, and macrosystem-level (Heise's Ecological Model) predictors of help-seeking behaviors among women of different age groups in Colombia. Data on 12,915 married or cohabitating women who had experienced diverse forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) were obtained from the Colombia Demographic Health Survey 2015. More than half of the Colombian women who reported some form of IPV experience did not seek any help. Women aged 25-39 were less likely to seek help. Type of violence and experience of IPV and education were the strongest predictors of help-seeking among women in all age groups. Implications for research and programming are discussed.

Keywords

MeSH Term

Humans
Female
Colombia
Intimate Partner Violence
Marriage
Health Surveys
Violence
Prevalence
Help-Seeking Behavior

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