@article{ref1,
title="Assessing knowledge and attitude in police officers regarding domestic violence",
journal="Pakistan journal of medical and health sciences",
year="2022",
author="Fatima, Mehreen and Siddiqui, Rafay Ahmed and Naz, Ramlah and Khan, Arshad and Jafri, Ravail Aeman",
volume="16",
number="6",
pages="87-90",
abstract="AIM: To assess the knowledge and attitude in police officers regarding domestic violence.  Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place & Duration of Study: Police Training Centre, Saeedabad, Karachi from 1st June to 31st December 2021.   Methodology: A questionnaire based study was conducted on 72 Police officers at or above the rank of ASI selected by simple random sampling.   Results: There were 65 males and 7 females. 72.3% respondents were unaware of definition of domestic violence per WHO criterion. Majority of respondents were against physical violence in all scenarios. However, 70% held wife responsible to be verbally abused for misbehaving with husband/relatives. No significant association was found between knowledge with variables like age, gender and rank.65% of officers believe that violence should be resolved by family members.   Conclusion: Reform and policy changes are needed to train and create awareness in law enforcement agencies to increase their knowledge and modify their attitudes regarding domestic violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1996-7195",
doi="10.53350/pjmhs2216687",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2216687"
}