Knowledge, attitude, practice and learning needs of nursing personnel related to domestic violence against women: a facility based cross sectional survey

Sharma, Kanchan; Vatsa, Manju; Kalaivani, Mani; Bhardwaj, D.N.; Ia, Morgan; Ermias, Yokabed; Lb, Zapata; Km, Curtis; Mk, Whiteman; Tr, Melo E Lima; Pfcmd, Maia; Ep, Valente; Vezzini, Francesca; Tamburlini, Giorgio; Ongera, N; Kikuvi, Gideon; Mokaya, Daniel; Pahwa, Punam; Sood, Anil K.; Na, Al-Sawalha; Sawalha, Abeer; Tahaineh, Linda; Almomani, Basima A.; Al-Keilani, Maha S.; Webber, Gail; Chirangi, Bwire; Magatti, Nyamusi; Aziz, Mirette M.; Ahmed, Sajid; Ahmed, Boshra; Molla, Mitike; Muleta, Melaku; Betemariam, Wuleta; Fesseha, Nebreed; Karim, Aqm Rezaul; Vk, Srivastava; Narayan,; Wakhlu, I; Jv, Singh

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180750

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“…When considering age and years of experience, it is reasonable to think that professionals with maturity and expertise have a better understanding of IPV and greater skills to respond to victims/survivors of this type of violence [ 17 , 56 ]. Our indicia support these hypotheses, while there are studies that show contradictory results in this respect [ 58 , 75 , 76 ].…”

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“…Nurses have more and better opportunities to detect IPV, since they are the first healthcare providers and they spend more time with victims, as recognised by the International Council of Nurses [ 77 ]. However, although in every professional category a certain lack of training on the topic is detected [ 15 , 24 , 58 , 75 , 76 ], nurses generally believe that treating IPV is not part of their responsibilities [ 16 , 78 ], which may also be the opinion of those participating in this study.…”

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Sexist Myths Emergency Healthcare Professionals and Factors Associated with the Detection of Intimate Partner Violence in Women

Martínez-García

Montiel-Mesa

Esteban-Vilchez

et al. 2021

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This study analysed the capacity of emergency physicians and nurses working in the city of Granada (Spain) to respond to intimate partner violence (IPV) against women, and the mediating role of certain factors and opinions towards certain sexist myths in the detection of cases. This is a cross-sectional study employing the physician readiness to manage intimate partner violence survey (PREMIS) between October 2020 and January 2021, with 164 surveys analysed. Descriptive and analytical statistics were applied, designing three multivariate regression models by considering opinions about different sexist myths. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were considered for the detection of cases. In the past six months, 34.8% of professionals reported that they had identified some cases of IPV, particularly physicians (OR = 2.47, 95% CI = 1.14–5.16; OR = 2.65, 95% CI = 1.26–5.56). Those who did not express opinions towards sexist myths related to the understanding of the victim or the consideration of alcohol/drug abuse as the main causes of violence and showed a greater probability of detecting a case (NS) (OR = 1.26 and OR = 1.65, respectively). In order to confirm the indicia found, further research is required, although there tends to be a common opinion towards the certain sexual myth of emergency department professionals not having an influence on IPV against women.

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Sexist Myths Emergency Healthcare Professionals and Factors Associated with the Detection of Intimate Partner Violence in Women

Martínez-García

Montiel-Mesa

Esteban-Vilchez

et al. 2021

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“…This puts them in a crucial position to address IPV from a facility-based perspective. IPV knowledge, attitude, and preparedness are important factors that affect nurses’ and midwives’ capacity to manage clients experiencing IPV [ 17 , 18 ] and are acquired through appropriate preservice and continuing education [ 19 ]. Therefore, evaluating nurses’ and midwives’ current conditions related to IPV knowledge, attitudes, and preparedness is important in determining their capacity to provide IPV care and services.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and preparedness toward IPV care provision among nurses and midwives in Tanzania

2020

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Background: With increasing recognition of intimate partner violence (IPV) as a public health challenge, nurses and midwives are recognized for their crucial role in providing front-line healthcare services for IPV. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and preparedness related to IPV care provision in health facilities among nurses and midwives in Tanzania. Methods: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among nurses and midwives working in health facilities in the Mbeya region between December 2018 and January 2019. The questionnaire consisted of questions on their perceived and actual knowledge, attitudes, and preparedness to provide care in relation to IPV. Results: A total of 662 (50.1%) of 1321 nurses and midwives who worked in hospitals and/or health centers in the Mbeya region participated in this study, and 461 (69.6%) completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. The proportion of nurses and midwives with high scores in IPV perceived knowledge, actual knowledge, attitude, and preparedness to provide care was 59.9%, 53.1%, 54.2%, and 54.0%, respectively. Regardless of the type of facility, gender, educational level, and work experience, the use of IPV guidelines was significantly associated with high scores in IPV perceived knowledge (P < 0.001), actual knowledge (P = 0.004), and preparedness to provide care (P < 0.001), but not attitude, which was negatively associated (P = 0.048). Regardless of the type of facility, gender, educational level, and work experience, receiving preservice IPV training was associated with high scores in IPV perceived knowledge (P < 0.001), actual knowledge (P = 0.049), and preparedness to provide care (P = 0.002), but not attitude (P = 0.192). Regardless of the type of facility, gender, educational level, and work experience, inservice IPV training was associated with high scores in IPV perceived knowledge (P < 0.001), actual knowledge (P = 0.043), and preparedness to provide care (P = 0.001), but not attitude (P = 0.063). Conclusions: Although guidelines and training could improve nurses' and midwives' knowledge and preparedness to provide care regarding IPV, attitudes against IPV care are a challenge. To improve attitudes regarding IPV among front-line nurses and midwives, it is necessary to address concepts of IPV care and sympathy with potential and actual victims of IPV in pre-and in-service training in addition to providing recall-level knowledge.

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“…In terms of the participants’ background on IPV, the results showed that the participants were moderately prepared to respond to disclosure of abuse and had low scores in asking questions about IPV. Many studies found that health care providers, including physicians and nurses were not fully prepared to handle IPV cases [ 19 , 20 , 22 ], specifically in terms of male healthcare providers feeling uncomfortable asking sensitive questions to women [ 23 ]. Unfortunately, patients will be impacted by this, as many studies found that patients were afraid of being negatively judged and felt hesitant to express their experience of IPV to health care providers because of the latter’s inappropriate way of asking questions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A systematic review found that nurses were not prepared to deal with IPV cases because they lacked the proper education and skills in identifying the symptoms and communicating with the victims [ 18 ]. Previous studies show that gender, educational level, work experience, and receiving preservice IPV training were associated with high scores in the knowledge of IPV [ 19 , 20 ]. With the uprising prevalence of IPV as a public health concern, nurses and physicians are recognized for their vital role in providing healthcare services for IPV.…”

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Measuring Nurses’ and Physicians’ Attitudes and Perceptions of the Appropriate Interventions towards Intimate Partner Violence in Saudi Arabia

Almegewly

Hawamdah²,

Moussa

et al. 2022

Healthcare

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Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is considered the most common form of violence against women worldwide, concerning public health, safety, and human rights. However, little to no studies in Saudi Arabia have explored the attitude and perception of health care providers working in emergency departments toward IPV. This study aimed to measure the attitude and perception of Emergency Room (ER) health care providers towards the appropriate intervention for IPV. Methods: This is a cross-sectional quantitative study. Data was collected from a convenient sample of nurses (n = 88) and physicians (n = 18) working in ER, using Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey (PREMIS). Data was collected from two hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The majority of the respondents were aged 18–40 (n = 106, 78%), while 22% were 41–60 years old, 69% were female, and 31% were male. Eighty-five percent were nurses and 15% were physicians. The majority of the respondents did not have any training on IPV and had gained knowledge or skills mostly during their medical/nursing classroom and clinical training. The analysis revealed that the participants had moderate levels of overall preparedness, knowledge about IPV, and perceived knowledge, with a mean score of 2.30, 18.62, and 2.18, respectively. The respondents had low scores in practice issues in new diagnosis (0.91), current screening (1.69), and actions when IPV is identified (0.91). The perceived preparedness and knowledge have a significant positive correlation, as shown by an r value of 0.8476 and a p-value of <0.05. Conclusion: The study shows that participants stated minimal previous IPV knowledge and training. It is necessary to put in place adequate resources and specific training programs to overcome this issue for both ER nurses and physicians.

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Knowledge, attitude, practice and learning needs of nursing personnel related to domestic violence against women: a facility based cross sectional survey

Cited by 10 publications

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Sexist Myths Emergency Healthcare Professionals and Factors Associated with the Detection of Intimate Partner Violence in Women

Sexist Myths Emergency Healthcare Professionals and Factors Associated with the Detection of Intimate Partner Violence in Women

Knowledge, attitude, and preparedness toward IPV care provision among nurses and midwives in Tanzania

Measuring Nurses’ and Physicians’ Attitudes and Perceptions of the Appropriate Interventions towards Intimate Partner Violence in Saudi Arabia

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