Barriers to Help-Seeking for Sexual Violence Among Married or Cohabiting Women in Ghana

Author:

Apatinga Gervin A.1ORCID,Tenkorang Eric Y.2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

2. Department of Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada

Abstract

While sexual violence against women has gained attention in sub-Saharan Africa, research examining help-seeking remains limited. Scholarship on barriers to help-seeking among sexually abused married or cohabiting women is particularly lacking. We used the barriers model and held 15 in-depth interviews with sexually abused Ghanaian married or cohabiting women to examine help-seeking behaviors. Participants identified multiple barriers to help-seeking, including financial difficulties, lack of social support, and stigma. The results corroborate the barriers model's formulation of the challenges faced by female survivors in reporting violence. They indicate the need to improve laws to promote help-seeking among women with experiences of sexual violence.

Funder

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Sociology and Political Science,Gender Studies

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