TY - JOUR
T1 - Health education needs of intimate partner violence survivors
T2 - Perspectives from female survivors and social service providers
AU - Ferranti, Dina
AU - Lorenzo, Dalia
AU - Munoz-Rojas, Derby
AU - Gonzalez-Guarda, Rosa M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The research team wishes to acknowledge the Coordinated Victims Assistance Center (CVAC) for their collaboration. The research infrastructure provided to the study was also supported by the Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research: El Centro, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) grant P60MD002266. The views presented in this manuscript are solely the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of NIMHD.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Objective: To explore the health education needs and learning preferences of female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors in a social service agency located in South Florida, United States. Design and Sample: An exploratory two-phase sequential mixed-methods study was completed through semistructured interviews with social service providers (n = 10), followed by a survey with predominately female IPV survivors (n = 122, 98.4%). Measures: Data obtained from interviews with social service providers were analyzed through conventional thematic content analysis. Data from interviews were used in developing a health survey completed by IPV survivors and analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and t tests. Results: Three themes emerged from interviews including multidimensional health needs, navigating barriers to health care, and self-improvement specific to survivors of intimate partner violence. Survey results indicated that depression and self-esteem were the health education needs of highest priority. Demographic characteristics, including age and language use, were significantly associated to preferred methods of learning, p <.05. Conclusions: IPV survivors present with various health education needs. Current study findings can inform public health nurses in developing interventions or health-based programs for female IPV survivors in social service agency settings.
AB - Objective: To explore the health education needs and learning preferences of female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors in a social service agency located in South Florida, United States. Design and Sample: An exploratory two-phase sequential mixed-methods study was completed through semistructured interviews with social service providers (n = 10), followed by a survey with predominately female IPV survivors (n = 122, 98.4%). Measures: Data obtained from interviews with social service providers were analyzed through conventional thematic content analysis. Data from interviews were used in developing a health survey completed by IPV survivors and analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and t tests. Results: Three themes emerged from interviews including multidimensional health needs, navigating barriers to health care, and self-improvement specific to survivors of intimate partner violence. Survey results indicated that depression and self-esteem were the health education needs of highest priority. Demographic characteristics, including age and language use, were significantly associated to preferred methods of learning, p <.05. Conclusions: IPV survivors present with various health education needs. Current study findings can inform public health nurses in developing interventions or health-based programs for female IPV survivors in social service agency settings.
KW - domestic violence
KW - health education
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - mixed-methods
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U2 - 10.1111/phn.12374
DO - 10.1111/phn.12374
M3 - Article
C2 - 29178174
AN - SCOPUS:85043226740
VL - 35
SP - 118
EP - 125
JO - Public Health Nursing
JF - Public Health Nursing
SN - 0737-1209
IS - 2
ER -