title: Variations in women's help seeking in response to intimate partner violence: findings from a Canadian population-based study.
abstract: This study examined the role of sociodemographic factors and violence characteristics in influencing women's use of informal and formal supports in response to intimate partner violence (IPV) in a national survey of Canadian households. A subset of female respondents in the 1999 Canadian General Social Survey who experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual IPV by a male current or former intimate partner was used for this analysis. Findings suggest that although there are significant sociodemographic variations in women's help seeking, the largest independent predictor of women's use of supports is fear that one's life is in danger.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor,Ontario, Canada. bbarrett@uwindsor.ca
authors.forename: Betty Jo
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: St Pierre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018585:Battered Women; D002170:Canada; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D011902:Rape; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D055815:Young Adult