Leaving a Violent Child Marriage: Experiences of Adult Survivors in Uganda
| Autor: | Eric Awich Ochen, Graham R. Gibbs, Esther Kalule Nanfuka, Florence Turyomurugyendo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
intimate partner violence Psychological intervention Financial independence Context (language use) leaving violent relationships Developmental psychology lcsh:Social Sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine child marriage Intervention (counseling) Child marriage medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Uganda 030212 general & internal medicine Public health girls 05 social sciences General Social Sciences social sciences Tipping point (climatology) lcsh:H survivor Domestic violence women Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Social Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 172, p 172 (2020) Social Sciences Volume 9 Issue 10 |
| ISSN: | 2076-0760 |
| Popis: | Violence against women and girls remains a major public health threat the world over. A significant amount of violence experienced by women is perpetrated by their intimate partners. Moreover, the risk of experiencing intimate partner violence is amplified for women and girls who get married before turning 18. However, there is little documented information on how they escape such violent relationships. This article provides insight into the factors that help survivors of child marriage to leave violent relationships. It is based on in-depth interviews with 26 Ugandan women who married before they were 18. Four main factors helped child marriage survivors to leave violent unions: (1) having a secure base to return to (2) reaching a tipping point in the relationship (3) financial independence and (4) intervention of a significant other. The significance of some factors varied with the age of the survivor at the point of leaving. It is concluded that parental support is a key facilitative factor for leaving violent relationships in the context of child marriage within a low resource setting. Interventions to promote positive parenting may significantly contribute to minimising the proportions of girls trapped in violent unions and incidences of child marriage in the long run. |
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