TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Domestic violence screening practices of obstetrician-gynecologists
JO  - Obstetrics and gynecology
A1  - Horan, Deborah L.
A1  - Chapin, J.
A1  - Klein, L.
A1  - Schmidt, L. A.
A1  - Schulkin, J.
SP  - 785
EP  - 789
VL  - 92
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the current knowledge base and screening practices of obstetrician-gynecologists in the area of domestic violence. METHODS: We mailed a survey to 189 ACOG Fellows who are members of the Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network. Questionnaires were also mailed to a random sample of 1250 nonmember Fellows. RESULTS: Obstetrician-gynecologists are aware of the nature of domestic violence and are familiar with common symptomatology that may be associated with domestic violence. For pregnant patients, 39% of respondents routinely screen at the first prenatal visit; 27% of respondents routinely screen nonpregnant patients at the initial visit. Screening is most likely to occur when the obstetrician-gynecologist suspects a patient is being abused, both during pregnancy (68%) and when the patient is not pregnant (72%). Only 30% of obstetrician-gynecologists received training on domestic violence during medical school; 37% received such instruction during residency training. The majority (67%) have received continuing education on the subject. Years since training and personal experiences with intimate-partner violence were associated with increased screening practices. CONCLUSION: Routine screening of all women for domestic violence has been recommended by ACOG for more than a decade. The majority of obstetrician-gynecologists screen both pregnant and nonpregnant patients when they suspect abuse. However, with universal screening, more female victims of violence can be identified and can receive needed services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0029-7844
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -