Forensic documentation of Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Health Care

Duma, Sinegugu Evidence; Ogunbanjo, GA

doi:10.1080/20786204.2004.10873072

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“…Although guidelines have been developed internationally, providing evidence on the benefits and the elements of effective documentation in health care settings, the current study describes a documentation deficit in the patient records. Inappropriate documentation is likely to affect both the victim and the social worker as on one hand it produces greater demands on social worker’s time and effort and on the other hand limits beneficial information for the victim on the chronology and type of care received (Duma & Ogunbanjo, 2004).…”

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Managing intimate partner violence at the social services department of a Greek university hospital

Papadakaki

Kastrinaki

Drakaki

et al. 2012

Journal of Social Work

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Although abused patients are thought to access the health system at a range of potential entry points, social services are usually the only referral option within the various hospital sectors. In Greece, little is known about the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and the quality of care provided to cases of abuse at the social services. The current study explored the department's response to IPV cases in a Greek university hospital. Two different research methods were employed: qualitative and document research. Qualitative data were collected through personal interviews with the 10 social workers employed at the department. Document research involved the review of all registries and social history forms recorded between January 2005 and April 2009 at the department. Two predefined screening criteria were employed to identify IPV cases. Seven socio-demographic variables were abstracted from all IPV cases that met the inclusion criteria.Findings: Four main themes emerged from the qualitative analysis: 1) knowledge gap and openness to education, 2) poor assessment and recording practices, 3) concerns about intervention in confirmed cases, and 4) mistrust in referral resources. The document research revealed a total of 42 records (3.8%) having an IPV screening record present, out of the 1117 initially reviewed. The majority of the IPV patients were

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Managing intimate partner violence at the social services department of a Greek university hospital

Papadakaki

Kastrinaki

Drakaki

et al. 2012

Journal of Social Work

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“…Reporting rape to police is a crucial step that victims, families and communities should be taught about because it involves collection of evidence that can be used to trace or locate the offender. One of the reasons why victims are urged to report immediately to the police or rape care center without bathing is to ensure that evidence is not lost as the forensic evidence is dependent on the physical examination of the victim and the collections of samples of bodily fluids that can be used for Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) tests [33,76,77]. The police community outreach campaigns should ensure that the public is educated about this important information on rape reporting to ensure that even those who are raped by strangers can get disclosure of who the perpetrators are, depending on their immediate response in reporting.…”

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“They all laughed and asked me if I enjoyed having sex with those guys”: Exploring men’s lived experiences when reporting rape to police in South Africa

Mgolozeli

Duma

2020

PLoS ONE

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Rape is the most demoralizing type of crime violating human rights worldwide. Research has primarily focused on children and women's experiences of rape, even though victims include men and little documentation available concerning their experiences of reporting these incidents. The study aimed to investigate men's experiences when reporting rape to the police. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to collect and analyze qualitative data from a purposive sample of eleven men who were rape victims. The findings of the study revealed three superordinate and twenty-two subordinate themes. First, motivation for reporting rape to the police included self-protection from re-victimization, being killed, and prevalent prison cultural practice, seeking justice and answers for rape, moral duty, family support, and encouraging reports of the crime. Second, perceived barriers for reporting rape included fear of stigmatization and ridicule, unknown perpetrators, internalized homophobia, men's preconceived prejudices, perceived justice system delays, fear of being killed, and protecting their reputation. Third, negative experiences when reporting rape included a long waiting period at the reception before opening a case file and the delayed responses of police investigating the rape scene. Also, there was discouragement from the police, disparaging behavior of police, victim-blaming, lack of communication with the victim about case progress and experiences of police homosexual intolerance. The findings show that most men were motivated to report rape to the police despite the perceived barriers and negative experiences they had with the police. Thus, this provides baseline evidence for strategies to be developed to encourage the reporting of rape. Each police station must provide dedicated personnel for professional and sensitive handling of all rape victims, including men. Furthermore, future studies should be conducted to evaluate rape victims' satisfaction with the services provided by the police.

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“…A 'gold standard' (appropriate screening comparison) has not been determined for testing the sensitivity and specificity of IPV screening tools in PHC due to the complexity of IPV. 12,13 Although the Abuse Risk Inventory (ARI) has been used in previous studies the length of this self-administered questionnaire made it impractical in the current setting. 14 There is strong evidence of a close correlation between the results for the WAST-long and the ARI, which justified the decision to use the WAST-long as a correlation measure.…”

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Evaluation of a two-question screening tool in the detection of intimate partner violence in a primary healthcare setting in South Africa

Saimen

Armstrong

Manitshana

et al. 2016

South African Family Practice

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Intimate partner violence has been recognised globally as a human rights violation. It is universally underdiagnosed and the institution of timeous multi-faceted interventions has been noted to benefit intimate partner violence victims. Currently the concept of using a screening tool to detect intimate partner violence has not been widely explored in a primary healthcare setting in South Africa, and for this reason the current study was undertaken. The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the operating characteristics of a two-question screening tool for intimate partner violence (Women Abuse Screening Tool-short); and (2) to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence among women attending an outpatient department, using a validated questionnaire (Women Abuse Screening Tool). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted prospectively at the outpatient department of a primary care hospital, with systematic sampling of one in eight women over a period of three months. Participants were asked about their experience of intimate partner violence during the past 12 months. The Women Abuse Screening Tool-short was used to screen patients for intimate partner violence. To verify the result of the screening, women were also asked the remaining questions from the full Women Abuse Screening Tool. Results: Data were collected from 400 participants, with a response rate of 99.3%. Based on the results for the Women Abuse Screening Tool, the prevalence of intimate partner violence in the sample was 32%. The Women Abuse Screening Tool-short was shown to have a sensitivity of 45.2% and specificity of 98%. Conclusion: With its high prevalence, intimate partner violence is a health problem at this facility. The Women Abuse Screening Tool-short lacks sufficient sensitivity and therefore is not an ideal screening tool for this primary care ambulatory setting. The low sensitivity can be attributed to the participants' understanding of the screening questions, which utilise Eurocentric definitions of intimate partner violence. Improvement in the sensitivity of the Women Abuse Screening Tool-short in this setting may be achieved by lowering the threshold for a positive result.

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Forensic documentation of Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Health Care

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Managing intimate partner violence at the social services department of a Greek university hospital

Managing intimate partner violence at the social services department of a Greek university hospital

“They all laughed and asked me if I enjoyed having sex with those guys”: Exploring men’s lived experiences when reporting rape to police in South Africa

Evaluation of a two-question screening tool in the detection of intimate partner violence in a primary healthcare setting in South Africa

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