O-15 The lived experience of women in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) relationships in rural communities in Trinidad
Author(s):
LV Babb ON Ocho with contributions by A Alleyne Cumberbatch
Year of Presentation:
2024
Objective: To explore the lived experienced of women in intimate partner violence relationships, in rural communities in South Trinidad.
Methods: A qualitative, case study research. The 10 participants chosen by snowballing came from the rural com- munities of south – east Trinidad. Key informant interviews collected the data. Interviews were audio taped, transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis. of participants’ experi- ences. Using the Van Manen’s phenomenology, this study explored the subjective meanings.
Results: Four themes indenified were (i) Common factors associated with intimate partner violence, (ii) Decision making, (iii) Coping and (iv) Common responses of atti- tudes and feelings to intimate partner violence. Participants even though they dealt with varying situations that consti- tute Intimate partner violence, there were commonalities.
Conclusion: Our findings document report sexual, physical, and verbal violence among Barbadian university students. Verbal abuse from partners and verbal threats from others were the most reported experiences, but other types of abuse, including physical and sexual violence, were also reported and are concerning. Sampling limitations and the COVID-19 content limit generalisability of findings. More research to accurately estimate prevalence and elucidate risk factors is needed to inform health and psychosocial support systems for students.