Kelsey Hegarty

2 months ago | bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com | Elizabeth McLindon |Mohajer A. Hameed |Kelsey Hegarty |Surriya Baloch

Given the high prevalence of family violence (FV) amongst South Asian women, the experiences and expectations of addressing FV within healthcare, is of policy, practice and research interest. Whilst FV is shaped and influenced by various interconnected sociodemographic and cultural factors, it can be addressed in healthcare settings through identification and response. To explore South Asian women's lived experiences and expectations about identifying and responding to FV within healthcare. This review utilised a systematic methodology; nine databases were searched up to June 2024. A total of 8,217 records were screened by two reviewers independently based on a priori inclusion and exclusion criteria. A thematic analytical approach guided the integration of findings from 14 qualitative studies. Thematic synthesis of the articles generated three themes (1) I was afraid to share, (2) They just walk away, (3) Understand and listen to my pain. These themes represented the perspectives, feelings, and expectations of both local and migrant South Asian women survivor participants. Cultural factors and social obstacles may prevent South Asian women from seeking and using appropriate support services. Additional barriers may include healthcare providers’ reluctance to address FV with South Asian women because of a lack of cultural knowledge and/or appropriate methods to address FV. South Asian women participants reflected that they want healthcare providers to understand them, acknowledge their discomfort, and provide culturally appropriate strategies and solutions. It is highly recommended that policymakers and health-care providers continue to be mindful of the social and cultural challenges faced by South Asian women who experience FV.

May 19, 2024 | insightplus.mja.com.au | Kelsey Hegarty

No single strategy will stop domestic violence. We must urgently invest in a sustainable health system response with an understanding of different patterns of abuse and coercive control. The need for broader views about prevention of violence against women in Australia has been advocated for recently in the media. I have listened to thousands of women survivors in my career as a researcher and a GP. What they have taught me is that domestic violence is not a single phenomenon with a simple solution.

Jan 22, 2024 | mdpi.com | Cynthia Brown |Kelsey Hegarty

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessFeature PaperArticlebyCynthia Brown * and Kelsey Hegarty Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3010, Australia*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Soc. Sci.