Table 2 Survey results on the facilitators to management of domestic violence
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | Combined “strongly agree” and “agree” | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | % | ||
a | Unexplained bruises of the patients help to reveal underlying domestic violence issues | 1 | (0.2) | 18 | (3.6) | 409 | (81.2) | 76 | (15.1) | 96.3% |
b | Mood symptoms of the patients help to reveal underlying domestic violence issues | 2 | (0.4) | 26 | (5.2) | 410 | (81.3) | 66 | (13.1) | 94.4% |
c | Having a role in managing mental health problems of the patients experiencing domestic violence | 2 | (0.4) | 40 | (8.0) | 415 | (82.7) | 45 | (9.0) | 91.7% |
d | Being the regular doctor of the patients | 0 | (0.0) | 29 | (5.8) | 339 | (67.3) | 136 | (27.0) | 94.3% |
e | Looking after other members of the patients’ family | 3 | (0.6) | 58 | (11.5) | 404 | (80.3) | 38 | (7.6) | 87.9% |
f | Good communication skills | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (1.0) | 327 | (64.9) | 172 | (34.1) | 99.0% |
g | Trusting doctor-patient relationship | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.2) | 279 | (55.4) | 224 | (44.4) | 99.8% |
h | Relevant information recorded in patients’ medical history | 0 | (0.0) | 27 | (5.4) | 390 | (77.5) | 86 | (17.1) | 94.6% |
i | Known cases referred by social workers | 2 | (0.4) | 61 | (12.1) | 331 | (65.8) | 109 | (21.7) | 87.5% |
j | Management protocol for patient safety taught in medical training | 10 | (2.0) | 107 | (21.3) | 333 | (66.2) | 53 | (10.5) | 76.7% |
k | Specific training in management of domestic violence | 10 | (2.0) | 60 | (11.9) | 324 | (64.3) | 110 | (21.8) | 86.1% |
l | Being interested in management of domestic violence | 6 | (1.2) | 71 | (14.1) | 349 | (69.2) | 78 | (15.5) | 84.7% |
m | Discussion of the cases (anonymized) with colleagues | 2 | (0.4) | 66 | (13.1) | 385 | (76.4) | 51 | (10.1) | 86.5% |