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African Health Sciences
Makerere University Medical School
ISSN: 1680-6905
EISSN: 1680-6905
Vol. 19, No. 2, 2019, pp. 1849-18
Bioline Code: hs19067
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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African Health Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2019, pp. 1849-18

 en Women exposed to intimate partner violence: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African emergency nurses’ perceptions
van der Wath, Anna

Abstract

Background: Emergency nurses’ understanding and interpretation of intimate partner violence influence the care they provide to women exposed to intimate partner violence.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to uncover discourses that may help understand emergency nurses’ responses towards women exposed to intimate partner violence
Materials and methods: This study used a qualitative design to explore emergency nurses’ discourses. Purposive sampling was used to select 15 participants working at an emergency unit in a public hospital in South Africa. Data were collected through three focus group discussions comprised of five emergency nurses each. Foucauldian discourse analysis was used to analyse the transcribed data.
Results: Four themes emerged from the focus group discussions: (1) strong women subject themselves to societal expectations and endure intimate partner violence, (2) women are vulnerable and powerless against intimate partner violence, (3) intimate partner violence is a private and secret phenomenon, and (4) emergency nurses have limited scope to intervene when they encounter women exposed to intimate partner violence.
Conclusion: Emergency nurses are in a position to intervene in intimate partner violence through portraying a non-judgmental approach that lay the foundation for disclosure, supporting women to change their intimate partner violence (IPV) situations, documentation, referral and safety planning.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.7
Cite as: van der Wath A. Women exposed to intimate partner violence: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African emergency nurses’ perceptions. Afri Health Sci.2019;19(2): 1849-1857. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.7

Keywords
Intimate partner violence; Foucauldian discourse analysis; emergency nursing

 
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