Intimate partner violence help-seeking attitudes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a population-based analysis
These findings reiterate the need to dismantle harmful gender systems and promote survivor-centered services. Confidence in services and corresponding attitudes favorable of seeking help are necessary to promote help-seeking for this leading form of gender-based violence.
Authors
- Pierre Akilimali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3828-6214)
- Michele R. Decker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7085-7080)
- Anaise Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8262-0278)
- Shannon N. Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-3526)
- Suzanne O. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7650-5940)
- Dynah Kayembe
Institutions
- Ministry of Public Health (CD)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24148-3
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00