Provider Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence in Bluefields, Nicaragua

Abstract

Informants described the complexity of the nature and dynamics of gender violence, strongly informed by Nicaragua's fairly progressive laws. The participants described holistic, fully integrated services as the intended functioning of the system. These services were often thwarted by gaps-fragmentation and lack of resources-and were additionally hampered by substantial individual and structural economical obstacles.

Intimate Partner Violence Against Indigenous Women in Sololá, Guatemala: Qualitative Insights Into Perspectives of Service Providers

“…Semistructured in-depth interviews (SSIIs) were used to allow optimum exploration of planned subjects, while allowing for further investigation of emergent themes (Gill et al, 2008). The interview guide was developed following themes identified from the subject's critical literature, which included Beske (2009), Duffy (2008), Laughon et al, (2017), McNaughton Reyes et al (2012, Salazar et al (2016), and Shakya et al (2016).…”

“…Alcohol use among men was also identified as a catalyst of IPV in Guatemala by Duffy (2008). Lack of education and awareness of women's rights has been identified as increasing tolerance of IPV among women in Nicaragua and Honduras (Laughon et al, 2017;Sukhera et al, 2012).…”

“…IPV can have a serious effect on the physical and mental health of victims, either directly from injury or in the form of chronic health 1 University of Leeds, UK risk disruption of the family or appear confrontational by resisting abuse (Alvarez & Fedock, 2018). A lack of education and understanding of IPV and women's rights, combined with a high tolerance for violent behavior, further contribute to high rates of IPV and a lack of judicial response in Central America (Beske, 2009;Laughon et al, 2017;McNaughton Reyes et al, 2012;Salazar et al, 2016;Shakya et al, 2016).…”

“…The values of simpatía, that women should be agreeable and non-confrontational, and familismo, that a woman's primary consideration should be the wellbeing of her family, are also encompassed by the term (Alvarez & Fedock, 2018). Such beliefs are augmentative of a man's power over his female partner; for example, by preventing her from seeking work he makes her reliant on his income (Laughon et al, 2017). Latina women who ascribe to these cultural values have been found to be more accepting of IPV, not wanting to risk disruption of the family or appear confrontational by resisting abuse (Alvarez & Fedock, 2018).…”

Understanding the Components and Determinants of Police Attitudes Toward Intervention in Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: A Systematic Review

“…L. Robinson et al, 2018;Shalhoub-Kevorkian, 2004). Finally, minimal police involvement was also composed of the gaps in or barriers to the intervention and the personal cost and risk for police officers in such disturbances and negative attitudes toward risk assessment tools (Blount et al, 1992;Brunetto & Farr-Wharton, 2005;Dutton et al, 2019;Kulwicki et al, 2010;Laughon et al, 2017).…”