title: Conceptualizing Partner Abuse Among South Asian Women in Hong Kong.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This qualitative study was conducted with 14 South Asian women in Hong Kong to explore their perception and experiences of domestic violence by an intimate partner.
  
  
  METHODS
  All interviews were transcribed and then coded based on the process of coding suggested by Strauss and Corbin, including both open and axial coding.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data analysis resulted in two main core categories, "Women's perception of domestic violence" and "Cultural factors that influence their help-seeking behavior," denoting that the context in which domestic violence is experienced influences women's perception and understanding of domestic violence. Participants also drew on the discourse of culture to explain its role in their experiences of domestic violence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Domestic violence is a concern among this group of South Asian women. Culturally appropriate domestic violence services and public education on domestic violence are needed for this community.
authors.affiliation: Royal Holloway University of London, UK pujd016@live.rhul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jenny Chingkhannem
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tonsing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003210:Concept Formation; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Domestic Violence; Hong Kong; South Asians immigrants women