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Intimate Partner Violence among Immigrant Woman: intersectional challenges in health services
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In a world in progressive movement, with increasingly diverse societies, the number of
women living in a multicultural and migration context is a recognized reality. Many
immigrant women living in Portugal suffer intimate partner violence, however there are
a lack of knowledge about these realities. This invisibility makes it difficult to
understand their specific needs and difficulties. It is known that many cases of intimate
partner violence remain unreported (FRA- European Union Agency for Fundamental
Rights, 2014), which in the case of immigrant women may be more serious (WHO,
2014). Studies suggest that immigrant women face huge challenges related with the
accessibility and use of the health services (Fonseca, Silva, McGarrigle & Esteves,
2007), namely victim support services. Considering this, this paper aims, through an
intersectional lens, to create a conceptual and theoretical discussion about intimate
partner violence among immigrant women as well as to explore the different barriers in
the access and use of health support services.
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Migrations Intimate Partner Violence