Suffering and smiling: West African immigrant women’s experience of intimate partner violence

Ogunsiji, Olayide; Wilkes, Lesley M; Jackson, Debra; Peters, Kathleen

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03947.x

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“…A strong call for gender appropriate services staffed by bilingual workers from CALD background was noted across studies most specifically for women who had experienced sexual assault and intimate partner violence [15,19,20,24,26]. Finally mental illness was highly stigmatised in many cultures and could lead to ostracism from community groups, being labelled ''crazy'' and bringing shame to the family [25,26,28,29,31].…”

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“…The most commonly cited barriers included lack of information and knowledge on available healthcare [14, 19-21, 26, 27], financial barriers and lack of private health insurance [14,17,21,28]; difficulty with transport [17][18][19][20], lack of free or low cost childcare [13,18,29] lengthy waiting lists and delays in accessing specialists [14,26]. Additional reported concerns included fear of consequences for the family and repercussions from the ethnic enclave, concern about deportation, fear of losing children, ignorance of legal rights and entitlement under Australian laws [17,24,27,[29][30][31].…”

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“…Additional reported concerns included fear of consequences for the family and repercussions from the ethnic enclave, concern about deportation, fear of losing children, ignorance of legal rights and entitlement under Australian laws [17,24,27,[29][30][31].…”

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Barriers Accessing Mental Health Services Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Immigrant Women in Australia: Policy Implications

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Immigrant and refugee women from diverse ethnic backgrounds encounter multiple barriers in accessing mental healthcare in various settings. A systematic review on the prevalence of mental health disorders among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women in Australia documented the following barriers: logistical, language and communication, dissonance between participants and care providers and preference for alternative interventions. This article proposes recommendations for policies to better address the mental health needs of immigrant and refugee women. Key policy recommendations include: support for gender specific research, implementation and evaluation of transcultural policies, cultural responsiveness in service delivery, review of immigration and refugee claims policies and social integration of immigrants.

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Barriers Accessing Mental Health Services Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Immigrant Women in Australia: Policy Implications

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“…Where institutional facilities exist (e.g., health care, police), women may not be aware of or may choose not to access services due to cultural acceptability of the service, lack of non-judgmental service provision, fear of stigma and fear of partner retribution (Horn, 2010; Hyder, Noor, & Tsui, 2007). In a study with Nigerian and Ghanian immigrants to Australia, women who experienced IPV described how displacement to Australia had severed access to family-based mediation resulting in IPV survivors reporting that they ‘suffered in silence’ rather than seek institutional based services (Ogunsiji, Wilkes, Jackson, & Peters, 2012). Similarly, preference for traditional family and community-based solutions to IPV have been expressed by Ethiopian refugees (Sullivan, Senturia, Negash, Shiu-Thornton, & Giday, 2005), African refugees living in refugee camps in Kenya (Horn, 2010), low-income mothers attending health clinics in Mumbai (Decker et al, 2013) and Cambodian immigrant women living in the US (Bhuyan, Mell, Senturia, Sullivan, & Shiu-Thornton, 2005).…”

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Family and community driven response to intimate partner violence in post-conflict settings

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This study explores risk factors, individual and family consequences and community-driven responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) in post-conflict eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This qualitative study was conducted in 3 rural villages in South Kivu Province of DRC, an area that has experienced prolonged conflict. Participants included 13 female survivors and 5 male perpetrators of IPV as reported during baseline data collection for the parent study, an impact evaluation of the Congolese-led livestock microfinance program, Pigs for Peace. Participants described social and behavioral circumstances that increase risk for IPV; social, health and economic consequences on women and their families; and resources to protect women and their families. Social and behavioral factors reported by survivors and perpetrators indicate that IPV was linked to husband’s alcohol consumption, household economic instability, male desire to maintain his position as head of family and perceived disrespect of husband by wife. In addition to well-known health consequences of IPV, women reported negative social consequences, such as stigma, resulting in barriers for the well-being of the family. Survivors and perpetrators described the impact of IPV on their children, specifically the lack of proper parental guidance and lack of safety and stability that could result in the child(ren) misbehaving and using violence in their relationships resulting in further stigma towards the child and family. Strategies employed by survivors to protect themselves and family, include placating male behaviors (e.g. not responding to insults, trying to meet household demands). Perpetrators that tried to reduce the impact of IPV reported a preference for social and financial control of their partner rather than physical violence, believing this to be less severe. Participants described community and family based social support systems including couple’s mediation, responsible partner and fatherhood programs and economic activities that can influence behavior, maintain confidentiality, address social stigma and other multi-level outcomes.

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“…Findings pertaining to their experiences of intimate partner violence (Ogunsiji, Wilkes, Jackson & Peters, 2011) has previously been submitted for publication. The aim of this current article is to document West African women's experiences of settling in as immigrants in Australia, with a focus on the following research questions: …”

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Suffering and smiling: West African immigrant women’s experience of intimate partner violence

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Barriers Accessing Mental Health Services Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Immigrant Women in Australia: Policy Implications

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