Intimate partner violence and help-seeking: The role of femicide news.
J Health Econ
; 87: 102722, 2023 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-36603362
ABSTRACT
Exploiting high-frequency data from the Italian anti-violence helpline, police reports of domestic abuse and maltreatments, and a unique geolocalized dataset on killings of women, we show that the news coverage of a femicide triggers an increase in help-seeking behavior. The effect is detectable in the period following the news and in the province where the femicide has occurred. Additionally, help-seeking increases more when the general interest and news coverage are higher. These findings are consistent with a model in which femicide news increase expectations about future intimate partner violence in case no action is taken. Our results imply that recurrent information campaigns and public discussion can foster help-seeking from survivors of gender-based violence.
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Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Maltrato Conyugal
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Violencia de Pareja
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Health Econ
Asunto de la revista:
HOSPITAIS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia