Seizing an opportunity to help-knowledge and attitudes of doctors and nurses toward women victimized by intimate partner violence in Brazil.
In this study we combined quantitative (questionnaire survey of 221 health care professionals [HCPs]) and qualitative (interviews with 14 doctors) methods to explore knowledge and attitudes toward health service assistance for women victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Data were collected in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, in 2007. We found that most HCPs presented good knowledge of definitions of gender violence, but they had low awareness of its local prevalence, sympathetic attitudes to such women, but highlighted a range of barriers to assisting them. We analyzed these findings in relation to sex, age, profession, and years of experience.
Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. bmeloni@fmrp.usp.br
Elisabeth Meloni
EM
Vieira
Manoel Antonio
MA
Dos Santos
Nicholas John
NJ
Ford
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024382:Professional Role; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D018454:Spouses; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult