title: Intimate partner violence and the relation between help-seeking behavior and the severity and frequency of physical violence among women in Turkey.
abstract: This study explores the severity and frequency of physical violence from an intimate partner experienced by 15- to 59-year-old women and their help-seeking behavior by using data from the "National Research on Domestic Violence Against Women in Turkey." Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were conducted to compare the relationship between severity and frequency of violence and women's characteristics. Of all ever-partnered women, 36% have been exposed to partner violence; almost half of these experienced severe types of violence. Women used informal strategies to manage the violence instead of seeking help from formal institutions. Help-seeking behavior increases with increased severity and frequency of violence.
authors.affiliation: 1Hacettepe University Institute for Population Studies, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Banu Akadli
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ergöçmen
authors.forename: İlknur
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Yüksel-Kaptanoğlu
authors.forename: Henrica A F M Henriette
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012947:Social Work; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014421:Turkey; D014754:Violence; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: help-seeking; intimate partner violence; severity and frequency of physical violence