Disclosure and help seeking behavior of women exposed to physical spousal violence in Dhaka slums

Abstract Background Despite high prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its adverse social and health consequences, the rate of help seeking for IPV is generally low. Although the level of IPV is much higher in urban slums of Bangladesh, the level and nature of help seeking of the victims...

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Main Authors: Kausar Parvin, Naznin Sultana, Ruchira Tabassum Naved
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3060-7