Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Correspondence , Angel M. Email: angel. Intimate partner violence IPV involves an individual committing acts intended to harm or intimidate a current or former romantic partner. Although sexual and gender diverse people disproportionately experience IPV compared to cisgender, heterosexual people, their experiences are not well documented in the Canadian context.
Our 20 participants experienced physical, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse. Participants struggled to see themselves as legitimate victims of IPV. Although participants regretted being victims of violence, many saw their abusive relationship s as a learning experience to inform future relationships. Intimate partner violence IPV is a public health problem in which an individual commits acts intended to harm or intimidate a current or former romantic partner.
This study aimed to begin filling that gap. The study team disseminated the physical and digital flyers through their personal and professional networks to raise awareness of the study.
Potential participants contacted the study team via email, where we confirmed participants' eligibility, provided a digital copy of the consent form, and scheduled a mutually convenient time for an interview.
The Principal Investigator KD conducted all interviews after intensive qualitative methods and interviewing training from AMF, a medical anthropologist and global sexual and reproductive health researcher. We obtained oral consent from participants at the outset of the interview and recorded their responses on a physical copy of the form.
