Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Perception Regarding Minimization Strategies.

Q3 Medicine
Sailaja Ghimire, Sushmita Ghimire, Bishal Dahal Khatri, Sarala Neupane, Resu Agrawal Sagtani, Shambhu Prasad Upadhaya
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Abstract

Background: Intimate Partner Violence refers to any behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship. There are very serious health consequences in the health of women due to intimate partner violence. Thus, this study tries to explore the health effects of intimate partner violence and minimization strategies associated with it.

Methods: A phenomenological study design was used in the study. Interviews were conducted among eleven study participants. Interviews were done with the survivors of violence, female community health volunteers, health personnel, local leaders, and staff of the municipality working in the Judicial Committee. Interviews were transcribed and translated and thematic analysis was done.

Results: Survivors of violence mainly faced three forms of violence (Physical, sexual, and emotional) resulting in various health effects. Complaints like headache, head injury, pain, and sores were physical health effects reported by women whereas complaints like stress and having suicidal thoughts were the mental health effects. Family taboos, poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, social norms, and tradition were found to be the factors associated with intimate partner violence while the minimization strategies included proper communication, mutual understanding among partners, and awareness about social and legal rights.

Conclusions: Effective communication and mutual understanding between husband and wife is key in reducing these health effects. In addition, in community level women empowerment is crucial for mitigating IPV.

亲密伴侣暴力对健康的影响及对最小化策略的认知。
背景:亲密伴侣暴力是指在亲密关系中对关系中的人造成身体、心理或性伤害的任何行为。亲密伴侣暴力对妇女的健康造成非常严重的后果。因此,本研究试图探讨亲密伴侣暴力对健康的影响以及与之相关的最小化策略。方法:采用现象学研究设计。对11名研究参与者进行了访谈。对暴力幸存者、女性社区保健志愿者、保健人员、地方领导人和在司法委员会工作的市政工作人员进行了访谈。采访记录和翻译,并进行专题分析。结果:暴力幸存者主要面临三种形式的暴力(身体、性和情感),造成各种健康影响。头痛、头部受伤、疼痛和溃疡等抱怨是女性报告的身体健康影响,而压力和有自杀念头等抱怨是心理健康影响。家庭禁忌、贫穷、失业、文盲、社会规范和传统被认为是与亲密伴侣暴力有关的因素,而减少暴力的策略包括适当的沟通、伴侣之间的相互理解以及对社会和法律权利的认识。结论:夫妻之间有效的沟通和相互理解是减少这些健康影响的关键。此外,在社区一级,赋予妇女权力对于减轻IPV至关重要。
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