RESUMO
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of help-seeking by South African women following sexual assault. Hermeneutic phenomenology guided the study. Interviews were conducted with six women who had experienced sexual assault at some point in their lives. Three venues were most significant to women's help-seeking experiences: the criminal justice system, health care facilities, and/or social service agencies. Essentially, the women's help-seeking experiences in these three venues are best described as fraught justice-seeking, pragmatic help-seeking, and desperate help-seeking. The study findings have implications for the provision of services for women who experience sexual assault in South Africa.
Assuntos
População Negra/psicologia , Comportamento de Busca de Ajuda , Estupro/psicologia , Delitos Sexuais/etnologia , Adulto , Feminino , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Serviços de Saúde Reprodutiva , Delitos Sexuais/psicologia , Justiça Social , Apoio Social , África do Sul , Saúde da MulherRESUMO
The adverse impact of directly experiencing violence has been documented; however outcomes associated with more distal violence exposure have only recently received attention. This concept analysis uses adolescent exposure to community violence to exemplify the concept of community violence. For adolescents, community is a fluid and ever-changing concept. Research has shown that adolescents exposed to community violence may suffer from symptoms of posttraumatic stress, depression, aggression, decreased scholastic ability, and lower levels of success. Nursing interventions that address adolescent exposure to violence have the potential to decrease the detrimental effects of exposure to community violence.