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June 10, 2024
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Accessibility of intimate partner violence-related services for young women in Spain. Qualitative study on professionals' perspectives

Publicated to: Plos One. 19 (4): e0297886- - 2024-04-04 19(4), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297886

Authors:

Otero-García, L; Durán-Martín, E; Castellanos-Torres, E; Sanz-Barbero, B; Vives-Cases, C
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Affiliations

CIBER Epidemiol & Publ Hlth CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain - Author
Inst Salud Carlos III, Natl Sch Publ Hlth, Madrid, Spain - Author
Nacl Sch Hlth UNED IMIENS, Joint Res Inst, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Alicante, Publ Hlth Res Grp, Dept Community Nursing Prevent Med & Publ Hlth Hi, Alicante, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Nursing, Fac Med, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Carlos III, Dept Social Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Nacl Educ Distancia, Int Doctoral Sch, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common among young people, but the use of IPV resources among young adult women and teenagers is limited. This study aims to analyze professionals' perceptions about the main barriers and facilitators encountered by young women (16-29 years old) exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) when accessing formal services in Spain. Methods Qualitative study based on 17 in depth interviews carried out in 2019 with professionals who manage resources for IPV care in Madrid (Spain) from different sectors (social services, health care, security forces, women or youth issues offices, associations). A qualitative content analysis was conducted. Results The professionals interviewed perceive the following barriers: 1) Time it takes for young women to recognize IPV because the social construction of sexual-affective relationships is permeated by gender inequality; 2) The process of leaving a situation of abuse; 3) Barriers inherent to IPV services. The key aspects to improve access to these resources are related to care services, professional practice, and the young women themselves. Conclusions There are both psychosocial barriers, derived from the process of leaving a situation of violence, as well as structural barriers for young women to access and properly use the recognized services specifically aimed at them or comprehensive IPV care. Services need to be tailored to the needs of young women so they can be truly effective in order to escape IPV.
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Keywords

AdolescentAdultAttitude of health personnelBarriersCoverageFacilitatorsFemaleHumansIntimate partner violenceNeedPrimary-health-careProgramQualitative researchResponsesSpainViolenceYoung adult

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal PLoS ONE due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Multidisciplinary.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-02:

  • WoS: 3
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 35.

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 46.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 6 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (OTERO GARCIA, LAURA) .

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Awards linked to the item

This study has been funded by the Health Institute Carlos III. Project reference: PI17CIII/00022. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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