The experience of youth victims of physical violence attending a community health centre : a phenomennological study
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Date
2015
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UNISA Press
Abstract
The Western Cape Province of South Africa has the worst multifactorial crime
problem in the country. It has the fastest growing crime rate in many crime
categories, such as rape and gun-related incidents. The experiences of the
youth after a violent physical incident are unclear. The purpose of this article is to
describe the experiences of youth victims attending a community health centre
in the Cape Flats. A phenomenological, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual
design was followed in this study. This study explored and described the lived
experiences of youth victims of physical violence in terms of the support they
received in a natural setting at a community health centre in the Cape Flats.
Purposive sampling was used for the study, and data saturation determined the
size of the sample. Eight participants who visited a health care centre for followup
treatment were selected. Data was analysed using Creswell's six steps of
open coding. Main themes that emerged from the data analysis included: (1)
violent incidents that had a negative impact on the participant; (2) participants
applied defence mechanisms to deal with their trauma; (3) and participants
experienced care and support either negatively or positively. A recommendation
of this article is the implementation of an in-service training programme to the nurses who care for the youth after violent physical incidents.
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Physical violence, Youth, Phenomenological study, Community health centre
Citation
Selenga, M. & Jooste, K. (2015). The experience of youth victims of physical violence attending a community health centre : a phenomenological study. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 17(1): 29-42