Help-Seeking Pathways and Barriers for ... - EngenderHealth

1. Role and responsibilities:
a. Would you please describe your current role and responsibilities
b. How is your work related to GBV service provision and programming
c. Do you collaborate with any partners in this work
2. GBV services in the district/community
a. What sources of support are there in this district/community for people who have
experienced violence, including medical care and other support services
i. Are there health clinics Where
ii. Are there sources of psychological support Where (Probe for NGOs,
CBOs, church-based groups, support groups, shelters/safe houses, etc.)
iii. Are there sources of social support Where (Probe for NGOs, CBOs,
church-based groups, support groups, shelters/safe houses, etc.)
iv. Are there sources of legal support Where (Probe for police and criminal
justice structures, NGOs, CBOs, paralegals, church-based groups, support
groups, etc.)
b. In addition to these formal support structures, are there people or places that
also provide support to people who have experienced gender-based violence
i. Do they seek support from community leaders Which leaders
ii. Do they seek support from community elders Who are these elders
iii. Do they seek support from family and friends From whom
3. Barriers to help-seeking
a. In your opinion, what percentage of people who experience gender-based
violence seek help
i. From formal sources of support (probe using formal support service
described in 2.a above)
ii. From informal sources of support (probe using informal support services
described in 2.b above)
iii. Seek no support after experiencing gender-based violence
b. What are the main reasons that more people don’t seek help
i. From formal sources of support
ii. From informal sources of support Probe for interpersonal barriers (fear of
stigma, fear of a partner, fear of renewed violence, embarrassment, etc.);
structural barriers (transport issues, lack of service availability, the
reputation of providers/sites); and resource-related barriers (cost of
services, lack of childcare, etc.)
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