Help-Seeking Behavior Among Moroccan, Romanian, and Ecuadorian Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in Spain

• Published in: Violence and victims Vol. 32; no. 4; p. 754
• Main Authors: Vives-Cases, Carmen, La Parra, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Battered Women; Cross-Sectional Studies; Ecuador - ethnology; Emigrants and Immigrants; Ethnic Groups; Female; Humans; Intimate Partner Violence; Morocco - ethnology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Romania - ethnology; Spain; Surveys and Questionnaires

This study aims to identify different types of response to intimate partner violence (IPV) and help-related seeking behavior among Spain's most numerous immigrant groups-Moroccans, Romanians, and Ecuadorians. Women reporting physical, sexual and/or psychological violence by a current or former...