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

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dc.contributor.authorKuyini, Ahmed Bawa
dc.contributor.authorKor, Deng
dc.contributor.authorDiu, Joyce
dc.contributor.authorDavid, Ruffina
dc.contributor.authorYoa, Tut
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-14T16:26:36Z
dc.date.available2025-04-14T16:26:36Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-02
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.identifier.citationKuyini, 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).
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.22160/22035184/ARAS-2022-43-2/c-cc
dc.identifier.issn1447-8420
dc.identifier.urihttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2909
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherARAS
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAustralasian Review of African StudiesDec2022, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p59
dc.subjectDomestic Violence, Experiences, Help-seeking, African Women, Refugees, Australia
dc.titleAfrican Women’s Experience of Domestic Violence and Help-Seeking Behaviour in Melbourne, Australia
dc.typeArticle
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