title: Readiness of nursing students to screen women for domestic violence.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although domestic violence against women is common in Israel and elsewhere, and though medical staff in Israel have a universal obligation to screen women for domestic violence, actual screening rates remain low.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine which variables affect nursing students' intention to screen women for domestic violence when providing treatment, and whether the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) developed by Ajzen (1991) predicts this intention.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is a quantitative cross sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A large academic nursing school in central Israel.
  
  
  METHODS
  A convenience sample of 200 nursing students who had completed at least one year of studies took part in the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Students completed a questionnaire based on the TPB.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nursing students showed high intention to screen women for domestic violence when providing treatment. Normative beliefs, subjective norms, behavioral beliefs, perceived control, and knowledge were found to affect students' intention to screen women for domestic violence. The opinion of the clinical instructor was most significant for students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The theoretical model predicted 32% of students' intention to screen women for domestic violence, with normative beliefs being the most significant variable.
authors.affiliation: Pat Matthews School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Department of Nursing, School of Health Professions, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Electronic address: meraav@hy.health.gov.il.
authors.forename: Merav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Natan
authors.affiliation: Pat Matthews School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
authors.forename: Marva
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khater
authors.affiliation: Pat Matthews School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
authors.forename: Raeqa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ighbariyea
authors.affiliation: Pat Matthews School of Nursing, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
authors.forename: Hanin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Herbet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior; Domestic violence; Nursing; Students