00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-1685523046126336050 Buklod 20190528105553.0 m o j ta 190528s2019 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPMNL-00016420055 aUP CPH rda eng LG 995 2019 P92 C6 Co, Kim Carmela D. author Severity of intimate partner physical abuse and formal help-seeking among women in the Philippines Kim Carmel D. Co. Manila College of Public Health,University of the Philippines Manila 2019. 127 leaves illustrations 28 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis Master of Science in Public Health (Epidemiology)--University of the Philippines Manila, January 2019. Introduction In the Philippines, 25% of ever-married women reported experiencing violence from their partner, but only 10% of them actually sought medical or legal help (NDHS. 2013). The objective of this study was to determine the association between severity of phycial abuse experienced and formal help-seeking among victim-survivors of intimate partner physical violence in the Philippines. Methods The data came from the National Demographic and Health Survey of women ages 15-49 years old (NDHS, 2013). A total of 1037 responses from women who reported experiencing physical abuse from their intimate partner were included in the analysis. Three different models were compared: (1) Confounders identified using backdoor criterion and controlled by inverse probability treatment weighing; (2) Confounders identified using backdoor criterion and controlled multiple logistic regression modelling; and (3) Confounders identified using change-in-estimate criterion and controlled by multiple logistic regression modelling. Results Less than 5% of women who experienced intimate partner physical abuse formally sought help (45 out of 1037 women). The model using inverse probability of treatment weighting resulted to the lowest value of Akaike Information Criterion (AIC), and was therefore selected as the best-fitting model for this analysis. Controlling for the effect of confounding variables (age, educational attainment, employment, socio-economic status, justification of abuse, and type of abuse experienced), women who experienced severe physical abuse were more likely to seek medical or legal assistance compared to those who experienced moderate physical abuse (OR=4.58, 95% confidence interval: 1.87-11.25). Conclusions Severity of abuse experienced is an important factor in seeking medical and legal help among victims of intimate partner violence in the Philippines. These systems should be capable of handling severe cases of abuse in order to address the needs of women who seek help. Efforts ahould be made to increase formal help-seeking among all victims of domestic violence. Abused wives Legal status, laws, etc. Abused women. Victims of family violence. FI UP UPMNL CPH LG 995 2019 P92 C6 Thesis