PMID- 15637825
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051020
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0025-7680 (Print)
IS  - 0025-7680 (Linking)
VI  - 64
IP  - 6
DP  - 2004
TI  - [Detection of domestic violence against women. Survey in a primary health care 
      clinic].
PG  - 492-6
AB  - According to Pan American Health Organization nearly 50% of women suffer chronic 
      domestic violence in Latin America. We evaluated the prevalence of gender based 
      violence (GBV) in women assisted in a University Outpatient Clinic in Buenos 
      Aires. We used a survey originally developed by the International Planned 
      Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in Spanish. The survey was distributed to a 
      consecutive sample of women more than 18 years of age who attended the clinic. 
      Participants were randomized to fill out the questionnaire anonymously 
      (self-administered) or during an interview with the physician in order to test 
      the sensitivity of these two different modalities of data collection. Of 360 
      eligible women 270, (75%) completed the questionnaire. The respondents had a 
      median age of 45.4 years, only 33% had more than 7 years of formal education and 
      48% did not live with a partner. Of the 270 respondents, 120 (44%) women reported 
      mistreatment at least once during their lifetime. Of these, 108 (40%) reported 
      psychological GBV, 53 physical GBV and 45 reported sexual GBV. Most of the 
      respondents suffered more than one type of violence. 46 (17%) women reported 
      sexual abuse during childhood, 219 (81%) of participants never had been asked by 
      their physician about domestic violence. Women interviewed by the physician 
      reported GBV more frequently than those completing the self-administered survey 
      (p <0.005). The survey developed by the IPPF is considered a useful tool for 
      screening in a clinical setting.
FAU - Pontecorvo, Carla
AU  - Pontecorvo C
AD  - Programa de Medicina Interna General, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital de 
      Clinicas Jose de San Martin, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
FAU - Mejia, Raul
AU  - Mejia R
FAU - Aleman, Maria
AU  - Aleman M
FAU - Vidal, Alfredo
AU  - Vidal A
FAU - Majdalani, Maria Pia
AU  - Majdalani MP
FAU - Fayanas, Roberto
AU  - Fayanas R
FAU - Fernandez, Alicia
AU  - Fernandez A
FAU - Perez Stable, Eliseo J
AU  - Perez Stable EJ
LA  - spa
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
TT  - Violencia domestica contra la mujer. Una encuesta en consultorios de atencion 
      primaria.
PL  - Argentina
TA  - Medicina (B Aires)
JT  - Medicina
JID - 0204271
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Ambulatory Care Facilities
MH  - Argentina/epidemiology
MH  - Battered Women/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Domestic Violence/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Primary Health Care
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2005/01/11 09:00
MHDA- 2005/10/21 09:00
CRDT- 2005/01/11 09:00
PHST- 2005/01/11 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/10/21 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/01/11 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Medicina (B Aires). 2004;64(6):492-6.