Help-Seeking Behaviors of Male Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Kenya

Autor:	Eric Y. Tenkorang, Mariama Zaami, Sitawa R. Kimuna, Adobea Yaa Owusu, Emmanuel Rohn
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Masculinity media_common.quotation_subject population characteristics Domestic violence social sciences Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Help-seeking media_common Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Family Issues. 44:187-202
ISSN:	1552-5481 0192-513X
DOI:	10.1177/0192513x211042847
Popis:	Very few studies examine the help-seeking behaviors of male survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Kenya or sub-Saharan Africa more generally. Using nationally representative cross-sectional data from 1,458 male survivors and multinomial logit models, we examined what influences men’s decision to seek help after experiencing IPV. Results show the majority of male survivors did not seek help. Those who did so turned to informal rather than formal sources. The severity of physical violence was the most robust and consistent predictor of help-seeking. Male survivors of severe physical abuse had higher odds of seeking help from informal support networks than not seeking help. Compared to the uneducated, highly educated men were significantly more likely to seek help from formal support networks than to not seek help at all. Sensitization programs are required to educate male survivors of IPV on available sources of support. In particular, barriers to help-seeking must be removed to encourage male survivors to find support.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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