Perceptions of options available for victims of physical intimate partner violence in northern India
Maya Ragavan1, Kirti Iyengar2, Rebecca Wurtz3
1Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA mayair@stanford.edu.
Abstract:
We used qualitative methodologies to understand perceptions regarding options available for victims of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) in northern India. We interviewed male and female community members along with IPV experts. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using grounded theory. Participants emphasized that a victim of physical IPV should bear the violence, modify her husband's behaviors, or seek help from her natal family. Accessing external resources such as the police or nongovernmental organizations was viewed as both socially inappropriate and infeasible. These results have widespread implications and lay the foundation for the development of IPV prevention initiatives in India.
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