Women’s Strategic Responses to Intimate Partner Violence: A Study in a Rural Community of Bangladesh

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The objective of this study was to explore women’s strategic responses to physical violence perpetratedby an intimate partner. Twenty women from a rural area of the Narshingdi district in theDhaka division of Bangladesh who experienced physical violence at home participated in the study.
Development of the interview protocol and data analysis were carried out by applying the consensualqualitative research (CQR) method. The results showed that several themes, such as women’sresponses to intimate partner violence, arose from the data. First, coping strategies to pre-violentevents included three themes: (i) leaving the scene; (ii) trying to divert attention; and (iii) preparingto protest. Women’s strategic responses to violent events consisted of four themes: (i) leaving thescene; (ii) remaining silent or no giving response; (iii) seeking help from others; and (iv) protestingagainst the violence. Lastly, women’s strategic responses to post-violent events consisted of threethemes: (i) temporary abstinence; (ii) verbally abusive behavior to family members; and (iii) goingto the parental home. Given the findings of this study, we conclude by suggesting that more work isneeded to better understand effective strategies and to draw women to institutional services toprevent violence to a greater extent.

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