Silent suffering: unveiling factors associated with women's inability to seek help for intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

• Main Authors: Kwamena S. Dickson (Author), Ebenezer N. K. Boateng (Author), David Adzrago (Author), Isaac Y. Addo (Author), Evelyn Acquah (Author), Samuel H. Nyarko (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Evidence shows that intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs more frequently in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) than in other regions of the world. However, limited empirical studies exist on the help-seeking behaviour of women who had experienced IPV in SSA. This study aimed to examine t...