Healthcare provider experiences interacting with survivors of intimate partner violence: a qualitative study to inform survivor-centered approaches

dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Laura D
dc.contributor.authorNakimuli, Annettee O
dc.contributor.authorKansiime, Judith
dc.contributor.authorBabikako, Harriet M
dc.contributor.authorBeyer, Kirsten M. M.
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Rebekah J
dc.contributor.authorWandira, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorKizito, Felix
dc.contributor.authorDickson-Gomez, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-27T13:17:29Z
dc.date.available2023-11-27T13:17:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a pervasive form of gender-based violence (GBV) that is largely undisclosed, especially among women seeking healthcare services in Uganda. Prioritizing survivor needs may improve IPV disclosure. This study explores healthcare worker experiences from provider-patient interactions with survivors seeking antenatal care services (ANC) in Uganda. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted among twenty-eight experienced healthcare providers in a rural and an urban-based ANC clinic in Eastern and Central Uganda. Providers were asked what they viewed as the needs and fears of women identified as having experienced any form of IPV. Iterative, inductive/deductive thematic analysis was conducted to discover themes regarding perceived needs, fears, and normalizing violence experienced by IPV survivors. Results According to healthcare providers, IPV survivors are unaware of available support services, and have need for support services. Providers reported that some survivors were afraid of the consequences of IPV disclosure namely, community stigma, worries about personal and their children’s safety, retaliatory abuse, fear of losing their marriage, and partners’ financial support. Women survivors also blamed themselves for IPV. Contextual factors underlying survivor concerns included the socio-economic environment that ‘normalizes’ violence, namely, some cultural norms condoning violence, and survivors’ unawareness of their human rights due to self-blame and shame for abuse. Conclusions We underscore a need to empower IPV survivors by prioritizing their needs. Results highlight opportunities to create a responsive healthcare environment that fosters IPV disclosure while addressing survivors’ immediate medical and psychosocial needs, and safety concerns. Our findings will inform GBV prevention and response strategies that integrate survivor-centered approaches in Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnguzu, Ronald, Laura D. Cassidy, Annettee O. Nakimuli, et al. 'Healthcare Provider Experiences Interacting with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study to Inform Survivor-Centered Approaches', BMC Women's Health, vol. 23/no. 1, (2023), pp. 1-584.en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN 1472-6874
dc.identifier.issnEISSN 1472-6874
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9380
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_US
dc.subjectIntimate partner Violence, Survivor-centered approach, Qualitative study, Ugandaen_US
dc.titleHealthcare provider experiences interacting with survivors of intimate partner violence: a qualitative study to inform survivor-centered approachesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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