Should Health Professionals Screen All Women for Domestic Violence?
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BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE The US and Canadian task forces on preventive health recently declared that there is not enough evidence to recommend for or against routine universal screening of women for domestic violence. Yet some experts argue that routine enquiry is justified.
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Diverse faces of domestic violence.
Domestic violence is one of the most common causes of serious injury among women. Domestic violence victims endure physical and psychological sequelae that often go undetected by the health care professionals they encounter. There are many barriers women who are victims of domestic violence face. Women of color encounter additional barriers such as stereotypes that construct domestic violence a...
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OBJECTIVE To assess the evidence for the acceptability and effectiveness of screening women for domestic violence in healthcare settings. DESIGN Systematic review of published quantitative studies. SESRCH STRATEGY: Three electronic databases (Medline, Embase, and CINAHL) were searched for articles published in the English language up to February 2001. INCLUDED STUDIES Surveys that elicited ...
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BACKGROUND interest in the health impact of domestic violence is increasing and routine screening for violence in health settings has been recommended. However, there are limited data about how women feel about such screening. AIM to investigate women's responses to being screened for domestic violence during a routine clinic visit. METHOD a cross-sectional cohort study. Women (1500) from f...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- PLoS Medicine
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004