Intimate partner violence screening and counseling in the health care setting: Perception of provider-based discussions as a strategic response to IPV |
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Authors: | Alexa L Swailes Erik B Lehman Amanda N Perry Jennifer S McCall-Hosenfeld |
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Institution: | 1. College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA;2. Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA;3. Department of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Abstract: | Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects women worldwide, and is addressable in the health care setting not only via screening, but also through provider-based counseling and referral to legal or social services, as appropriate. We conducted a study in Pennsylvania (USA) examining factors associated with receipt of IPV screening and women's perceptions of counseling discussions as a strategic response. We found that women with past-year IPV were more likely to receive screening (aOR: 2.0, 95%CI: 1.2,3.5) and to consider counseling discussions to be a strategic response to IPV exposure (aOR: 2.7, 95%CI: 1.008,7.2) than women with a more distant history of IPV. Scholars and clinicians may learn that, especially for women with a recent history of IPV, screening may provide a conduit to meaningful counseling discussions and referrals that women view as a helpful strategy in responding to IPV. |
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