ERIC Number: EJ755541
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0886-2605
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Providing Services to Survivors of Domestic Violence: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Service Provider Perceptions
Eastman, Brenda J.; Bunch, Shelia Grant
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v22 n4 p465-473 2007
Although there is a considerable body of knowledge about domestic violence, a limited proportion focuses on domestic violence in rural settings. Using a nonprobability purposive sampling technique, 93 providers of domestic violence services from rural and urban localities in North Carolina and Virginia were located and asked to complete a self-administered survey soliciting provider perceptions about service consumers, the general public, themselves, and inter- and intra-agency issues. Significant differences were observed between rural and urban providers about service consumer needs and experiences, perceptions about the general public, area resource availability, agency funding, provider training, and worker safety. Implications of these differences are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Family Violence, Social Services, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Surveys, Health Needs, Rural Urban Differences, Access to Health Care, Social Networks, Public Opinion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina; Virginia
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