Citation

Vieira EM, dos Santos MA, Ford NJ. Health Care Women Int. 2012; 33(3): 228-249.

Affiliation

Faculdade de Medicina , Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07399332.2011.646365

PMID

22325024

Abstract

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.

Language: en