A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner

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dc.contributor.advisorSchweitzer, Beverleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChristians, Feliciaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-26T19:36:01Z
dc.date.available2014-10-26T19:36:01Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractWoman abuse is now well recognised as a local and international concern that has serious repercussions for women's health and well-being. Little however is known about what it feels like to be abused by someone you love. How does a woman make sense of a life of physical and psychological abuse? Why does she stay in the abusive relationship? To gain more understanding of this complex dynamic, a qualitative study of five women's experiences of violence by an intimate partner was performed. The first part of this paper, a literature review, examines women's accounts of their experiences in abusive relationships by looking at common themes across these studies. The second part details the research process. The knowledge uncovered by the women's stories, can provide family physicians with valuable insights for devising strategies to identify and intervene in domestic violence.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationChristians, F. (2002). <i>A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8790en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChristians, Felicia. <i>"A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8790en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChristians, F. 2002. A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Christians, Felicia AB - Woman abuse is now well recognised as a local and international concern that has serious repercussions for women's health and well-being. Little however is known about what it feels like to be abused by someone you love. How does a woman make sense of a life of physical and psychological abuse? Why does she stay in the abusive relationship? To gain more understanding of this complex dynamic, a qualitative study of five women's experiences of violence by an intimate partner was performed. The first part of this paper, a literature review, examines women's accounts of their experiences in abusive relationships by looking at common themes across these studies. The second part details the research process. The knowledge uncovered by the women's stories, can provide family physicians with valuable insights for devising strategies to identify and intervene in domestic violence. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner TI - A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8790 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8790
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChristians F. A qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partner. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8790en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFamily Medicine/Primary Careen_ZA
dc.titleA qualitative study of five women's experiences of abuse by an intimate male partneren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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