Abstract
This qualitative study rooted in community-based participatory research principles utilized semi-structured interviews with
2 focus groups (n = 9) with female healthcare volunteers (FCVs) and 3 male key informants who were community leaders (MCLs). The study aimed
to examine how a rural Honduran community defines and responds to intimate partner violence (IPV) in order to lay the foundation
for future interventions. Based on grounded theory, the authors assessed for common themes across transcripts. Authors found
that a number of participants denied the existence of IPV. Perspectives on the causes and definitions of IPV varied between
FCVs and MCLs. All participants affirmed the need for intervention and many participants mentioned healthcare and legal systems
as potential venues to ameliorate IPV. The results highlight potentially important differences between FCV and MCL perspectives
that may inform future interventions. Findings suggest healthcare workers can play a role in IPV prevention and intervention
in rural Honduras.
2 focus groups (n = 9) with female healthcare volunteers (FCVs) and 3 male key informants who were community leaders (MCLs). The study aimed
to examine how a rural Honduran community defines and responds to intimate partner violence (IPV) in order to lay the foundation
for future interventions. Based on grounded theory, the authors assessed for common themes across transcripts. Authors found
that a number of participants denied the existence of IPV. Perspectives on the causes and definitions of IPV varied between
FCVs and MCLs. All participants affirmed the need for intervention and many participants mentioned healthcare and legal systems
as potential venues to ameliorate IPV. The results highlight potentially important differences between FCV and MCL perspectives
that may inform future interventions. Findings suggest healthcare workers can play a role in IPV prevention and intervention
in rural Honduras.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s10896-012-9454-0
- Authors
- Javeed Sukhera, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
- Catherine Cerulli, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
- Barbara A. Gawinski, Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
- Diane Morse, Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
- Journal Journal of Family Violence
- Online ISSN 1573-2851
- Print ISSN 0885-7482