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[Domestic violence: a screening question]
Inmaculada Sala Musach1, Ana Rosa Hernandez Alonso, Roser Ros Guitart
1Area de Atención a la Salut Sexual i Reproductiva del Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
Atencion Primaria
|June 27, 2009
Summary
Key questions effectively detect domestic violence (DV) in healthcare settings. Women
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Medicine
Context:
- Domestic violence (DV) is a significant public health issue.
- Primary care (PC) and women's care (WC) settings offer opportunities for DV detection.
- Early identification of DV is crucial for intervention and support.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the efficacy of key questions in identifying domestic violence (DV).
- To determine the prevalence of DV in primary care (PC) and women's care (WC) settings.
- To compare the effectiveness of different questioning strategies for DV detection.
Summary:
- A study involving 400 women in PC and WC clinics assessed DV detection using different questioning methods.
- The intervention group (IG) used 6 key questions, while the control group (CG) used one.
- DV was detected in 25.3% of participants; WC showed higher rates (32.7%) than PC (25.3%).
Impact:
- Key questions can significantly improve DV detection rates in clinical settings.
- The findings highlight the importance of routine DV screening in both PC and WC.
- Understanding DV prevalence and effective screening tools aids in public health strategies and patient care.
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