The lived experience of help-seeking by South African women after sexual assault
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15218088 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheila Young Steinbrenner (Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, corresponding author), Celeste Shawler (University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, Kentucky, USA), Sandra Ferreira (0000-0002-5088-054X, University of the Free State), Sandra Rejane Soares Ferreira (0000-0003-2742-3700, University of the Free State), Claire Draucker (0000-0001-9844-351X, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 425-438 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2017.1290097 |
| PMID | 28409709 |
| OpenAlex | W2590697872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
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
Criminal justice · Criminology · Help-seeking · Lived experience · Medical emergency · Mental health · Phenomenology (philosophy · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Legal Issues in South Africa · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |