Screening and receiving information for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings: a cross-sectional study of Arab and Jewish women of childbearing age in Israel.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We studied the proportion of women who have ever been screened (ES) for intimate partner violence (IPV) in a healthcare setting, received information (RI) about relevant services, or both, and explored disparities in screening and information provision by ethnicity and other characteristics.

Design

In 2014-2015, we undertook a cross-sectional study, conducting interviews using a structured questionnaire among a stratified sample of 1401 Arab and Jewish women in Israel.

Setting

A sample of 63 maternal and child health clinics (MCH) clinics in four geographical districts.

Participants

Women aged 16-48 years, pregnant or up to 6 months after childbirth.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We used multivariable generalised estimating equation a

SUBMITTER: Daoud N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398676 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature