TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Australian nursing and midwifery student beliefs and attitudes about domestic violence: a multi-site, cross-sectional study
JO  - Nurse education in practice
A1  - Doran, Frances
A1  - Hutchinson, Marie
A1  - Brown, Janie
A1  - East, Leah
A1  - Irwin, Pauletta
A1  - Mainey, Lydia
A1  - Mather, Carey
A1  - Miller, Andrea
A1  - van de Mortel, Thea
A1  - Sweet, Linda
A1  - Yates, Karen
SP  - e102613
EP  - e102613
VL  - 40
IS  - 
N2  - Nurses and midwives have a professional responsibility to identify and provide effective care to those experiencing domestic violence. Pre-registration preparation may develop this capability. In order to inform curriculum development, this study explored Australian nursing and midwifery students' attitudes and beliefs about domestic violence. Data were collected between June and October 2017. Descriptive statistics were calculated and comparative analysis performed on independent variables. Thematic analysis was performed on open-ended qualitative responses. Participants included 1076 students from nine Australian universities. The majority were enrolled in nursing programs (88.4%), followed by midwifery (8.6%), and combined nursing/midwifery (2.4%) programs. There was no statistically significant difference in scores by year level across all subscales, suggesting there was no developmental change in beliefs and attitudes toward domestic violence over the course of study. Nursing students held views that were more violence-tolerant than midwifery students. Australian and Chinese-born males were more likely to refute that domestic violence is more common against women. Students had a limited understanding of domestic violence suggesting a critical need to address undergraduate nursing and midwifery curricula.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-5953
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2019.08.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -