Health Care Professionals’ Perspective on Intimate Partner Violence against Women - Abstract
Purpose: Intimate partner violence has become into a public health issue. This study was carried out in Primary Care Centres and its main objective is to investigate healthcare professionals’ degree of awareness on IPV.
Design and Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study with a validated, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was carried out. Data was analysed using SPSS 26
Findings: The response rate was 12.7%. 49.6% of the healthcare professionals were aware of IPV and 68.3% detected it at work. 48% received training and 94.8% believed that it is a serious problem.
Practical implications. Healthcare professionals are more aware and less influenced by stereotypes, but they lack time, space, and specific training to care for victims.