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Brzank, Petra J.

Friday, March 30, 2012: 10:20 AM-10:40 AM

Yerba Buena Salon 7 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Petra J. Brzank, Sociologist, MPH, PhD., cand., University of Applied Sciences Fulda

Authors:
Beate Blättner, Prof., Dr., University of Applied Sciences Fulda
Ulrike Maschewsky-Schneider, Prof., Dr., Charité Berlin

Presentation Format:
Poster

Learning Objectives:

have greater awareness of the difficulties which victims of IPV experience when trying to seek healthcare or advocacy.
recognize the complexity of help-seeking in the context of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
understand which factors are encouraging victims to talk to their health care providers. about their IPV-experience.

Description:
Intimate Partner Violence Against Women (IPVAW) is considered as a significant public health issue due to the high prevalence and health sequelae. In order to support victims, a network of advocacy, counselling and shelters has been established in Germany. Support can help to reduce the deleterious health consequences for victims. Although support-possibilities are known, only a small proportion of women seek help. Secondary analysis of the German VAW-Survey explores the main factors that hinder or encourage help seeking in victims.

Intimate partner violence against women: Victims' help-seeking patterns. findings from the german representative study