Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

In 1996 the World Health Organization declared intimate partner violence (IPV) the most important public health problem. Meta-analyses in 2013 showed every third female globally had been a victim of violence. Experts find screening controversial; family medicine is the preferred environment for iden...

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Main Authors: Kopčavar Guček Nena, Petek Davorina, Švab Igor, selič Polona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Slovenian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0002
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author Kopčavar Guček Nena
Petek Davorina
Švab Igor
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description In 1996 the World Health Organization declared intimate partner violence (IPV) the most important public health problem. Meta-analyses in 2013 showed every third female globally had been a victim of violence. Experts find screening controversial; family medicine is the preferred environment for identifying victims of violence, but barriers on both sides prevent patients from discussing it with doctors.
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spelling doaj.art-0c14b996c63241e280ab2663feed405e2022-12-21T21:27:45ZengSciendoSlovenian Journal of Public Health1854-24762016-03-01551112010.1515/sjph-2016-0002sjph-2016-0002Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner ViolenceKopčavar Guček Nena0Petek Davorina1Švab Igor2selič Polona3Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Metelkova 9, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaIn 1996 the World Health Organization declared intimate partner violence (IPV) the most important public health problem. Meta-analyses in 2013 showed every third female globally had been a victim of violence. Experts find screening controversial; family medicine is the preferred environment for identifying victims of violence, but barriers on both sides prevent patients from discussing it with doctors.https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0002domestic violencequalitative researchmass screeningearly diagnosis/early detectionnasilje v partnerskih odnosihkvalitativna analizapresejanjedejavno odkrivanje
spellingShingle Kopčavar Guček Nena
Petek Davorina
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selič Polona
Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Slovenian Journal of Public Health
domestic violence
qualitative research
mass screening
early diagnosis/early detection
nasilje v partnerskih odnosih
kvalitativna analiza
presejanje
dejavno odkrivanje
title Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
title_full Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
title_fullStr Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
title_full_unstemmed Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
title_short Barriers to Screening and Possibilities for Active Detection of Family Medicine Attendees Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
title_sort barriers to screening and possibilities for active detection of family medicine attendees exposed to intimate partner violence
topic domestic violence
qualitative research
mass screening
early diagnosis/early detection
nasilje v partnerskih odnosih
kvalitativna analiza
presejanje
dejavno odkrivanje
url https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0002
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