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- Title
The Voices of Native Hawaiian Women: Perceptions, Responses and Needs Regarding Intimate Partner Violence.
- Authors
Oneha, Mary F.; Magnussen, Lois; Shoultz, Jan
- Abstract
Using a community based participatory approach, individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with Native Hawaiian women to understand their cultural perceptions, responses, and needs regarding intimate partner violence (IPV). Semi-structured interview guides were used for both interviews. The overriding theme derived from content analysis is that IPV "starts in the home," it is learned in the family and in the community. Visible injuries requiring emergency care is commonly perceived as IPV. The response to IPV included a primary theme of "defend the collective." Intimate partner violence is understood to be a "family matter," dealt within the family or by oneself. Native Hawaiian women who participated in this study sought to re-connect or establish relationships with self, others, spirit, natural elements, cultural practices, and community. Responding to IPV requires an understanding of cultural perceptions, responses, and needs of Native Hawaiians, with implications for families and communities. The needs expressed by Native Hawaiian participants reflect what they need to access "health." Implications for health care providers require understanding how best to facilitate an individual's access to "health" vs. access to "health care."
- Subjects
HAWAII; ACTION research; CONTENT analysis; CULTURE; FOCUS groups; HEALTH services accessibility; INDIGENOUS peoples; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; SOUND recordings; JUDGMENT sampling; LABELING theory; INTIMATE partner violence
- Publication
Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2010, Vol 8, Issue 1, p72
- ISSN
1545-8717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32398/cjhp.v8i1.2032