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

Date
2022-12-02
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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.
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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).