TY  - JOUR
TI  - Barriers to Reporting Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) by Syrian Women Refugees: A Case Study of Syrian Women Refugees in Turkey
AB  - This study investigates the forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) that Syrian refugee women are subjected to. It also examines the strategies that are used to deal with IPV. The main focus of the study is to determine the reasons that prevent Syrian women refugees from seeking formal help. The study use qualitative method, the data were gathered using an in-depth semi-structured interview with 20 married Syrian refugees in Ankara. The study found that most of the women were subjected to all forms of IPV. It also found that the women used Placating strategy to deal with IPV. Moreover, it also discovered that five main factors hinder women from seeking help or talking about IPV with specialists. These factors are socio-culture factors, factors related to the nature of violence, factors related to women's perceptions, factors related to services provided, and factors related to asylum conditions. The study recommended the need to increase awareness programs for Syrian refugee women about women's rights, violence against women, as well as health and social consequences of IPV.
AU  - Albayrak, Hande
AU  - undefined, Mawahib Khalil Mohammed Hassan
DO  - 10.33417/tsh.1014681
PY  - 2022
JO  - Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
SN  - 2147-3374
SP  - 387
EP  - 405
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1114727
ER  -