Title |
Postpartum nurses' perceptions of barriers to screening for intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional survey
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Published in |
BMC Nursing, February 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6955-11-2 |
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Authors |
Margaret E Guillery, Karen M Benzies, Cynthia Mannion, Sheila Evans |
Abstract |
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a human rights violation that is pervasive worldwide, and is particularly critical for women during the reproductive period. IPV includes physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Nurses on in-patient postpartum units are well-positioned to screen women for IPV, yet low screening rates suggest that barriers to screening exist. The purpose of this study was to (a) identify the frequency of screening for IPV, (b) the most important barriers to screening, (c) the relationship between the barriers to screening and the frequency of screening for types of abuse, and (d) to identify other factors that contribute to the frequency of screening for IPV. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
Mexico | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 1 | 14% |
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Members of the public | 7 | 100% |
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Turkey | 1 | 1% |
Uganda | 1 | 1% |
Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
Canada | 1 | 1% |
New Zealand | 1 | 1% |
United States | 1 | 1% |
Poland | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 71 | 91% |
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Student > Master | 12 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 10 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 8% |
Other | 20 | 26% |
Unknown | 16 | 21% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 18% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 15% |
Psychology | 6 | 8% |
Computer Science | 2 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 12% |
Unknown | 17 | 22% |