2019
DOI: 10.1017/s1463423619000288
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Intimate partner violence management and referral practices of primary care workers in a selected population in Turkey

Abstract: Background: Violence against women is a significant public health problem and primary care workers (PCWs) have a crucial role in managing violence against women. However, though intimate partner violence (IPV) is frequently seen in primary care, most cases remain unreported. Aims: This study aims to investigate family physicians’ (FPs’) and co-working midwifes/nurses’ (M/Ns’) explanations about their responses to women disclosing IPV and the reasons for their actions. Method… Show more

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“…When the victim would not report the abuse, many of the doctors interviewed assumed this responsibility for reporting the crime. This dichotomic approach to reporting was also observed in studies in other countries such as Turkey, the USA and France [ 38 41 ]. A cross-sectional survey with primary care professionals in Turkey showed that 64.3% of doctors report DV cases encountered in their clinical practice.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 57%
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“…When the victim would not report the abuse, many of the doctors interviewed assumed this responsibility for reporting the crime. This dichotomic approach to reporting was also observed in studies in other countries such as Turkey, the USA and France [ 38 41 ]. A cross-sectional survey with primary care professionals in Turkey showed that 64.3% of doctors report DV cases encountered in their clinical practice.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 57%
“…A cross-sectional survey with primary care professionals in Turkey showed that 64.3% of doctors report DV cases encountered in their clinical practice. When opting not to report, doctors would incentivize the victim to do so [ 38 ]. Other survey conducted in California showed that 59% of the physicians inquired may choose not to present a report to the authorities even when working under mandatory report laws.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For any intervention to be effectively implemented there must be an adequate number of willing and capable staff. However, in three-quarters of the health facilities assessed, trained human resources to manage GBV were absent which is a significant barrier to service provision ( Catak Taskiran et al ., 2019 ). Additionally, in some primary health care-level facilities, limited staffing prevented health care providers from having the time to ask questions and provide counselling to patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En el escenario internacional, también existe una falta de capacitación de los profesionales de la salud en cuanto a la VDCM. En una investigación desarrollada en Turquía con médicos de la familia y enfermeros, se identificó que estos profesionales dijeron que carecían del conocimiento necesario para enfrentar situaciones de violencia de pareja y demostraron que no están capacitados para realizar las notificaciones y derivaciones de los casos (26) .…”
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