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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-05-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3060-7 |