African Women’s Experience of Domestic  Violence and Help-Seeking Behaviour in  Melbourne, Australia

Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa; Kor, Deng; Diu, Joyce; David,  Ruffina; Yoa, Tut

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African Women’s Experience of Domestic Violence and Help-Seeking Behaviour in Melbourne, Australia

Date

2022-12-02

Authors

Publisher

ARAS

Abstract

This study explored African refugee background women’s experience of domestic violence and help-seeking behaviour. The women were part of a domestic violence prevention and intervention project run by a local community organisation. Underpinned by help-seeking frameworks such as Theory of Planned Behaviour, data were gathered via two focus group interviews with seventeen women in Melbourne, Australia. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The results showed that participants experienced different forms of violence. Many did not seek help early, and help-seeking was constrained by cultural considerations and children in the relationship. Implications are discussed in relation to formal and informal support or interventions.

Keywords

Domestic Violence, Experiences, Help-seeking, African Women, Refugees, Australia

Citation

Kuyini, A.B. et al. (2022) “African women’s experience of domestic violence and help-seeking behaviour in Melbourne, Australia,” Australasian Review of African Studies, 43(2).