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Table 6 Barriers to seeking assistance for legal issues

From: Legal knowledge, needs, and assistance seeking among HIV positive and negative women in Umlazi, South Africa

Problem

Can’t afford service

Doesn’t know where to go

No time

Didn’t know help was available

Govt. bureaucracy

ID

Knowledge

Personal

Don’t Know/ Not Specified

TOTAL

Housing

3

2

11

4

3

4

  

29

56

Obtaining employment

2

2

38

6

36

 

2

1

82

169

Obtaining residence permit

 

3

 

5

    

16

24

Obtaining ID document

1

1

6

2

3

13

  

75

101

Making a will

        

1

1

Discrimination

          

 Work

 

8

4

7

 

1

1

1

29

51

 School

 

2

 

2

    

11

15

 Health care

1

2

3

1

  

2

 

7

16

Relationship issues

          

 Abusive partner

 

6

8

2

  

2

7

54

79

 Divorce/separation

        

2

2

 Maintenance

 

5

7

2

6

1

 

2

44

67

 Custody

 

1

1

     

9

11

Total (instances)

7

32

78

31

48

19

7

11