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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Health care providers' readiness to screen for intimate partner violence in northern Nigeria
Violence and Victims, Volume 25, No. 5, Year 2010
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Research on screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) within health care in a sub-Saharan African context is rare. This paper assessed factors associated with the readiness to screen for IPV among care providers (HCP, n = 274) at Kano hospital, Nigeria. Readiness was measured using the Domestic Violence Health Care Providers' survey instrument, which measures grade of perceived self-efficacy in screening for IPV, fear for victim/provider safety, access to system support to refer IPV victims, professional roles resistant/fear of offending clients, and blaming the victim for being abused victim. Social workers perceived a higher self-efficacy and better access to system support networks to refer victims than peers in other occupation categories. Female care providers and doctors were less likely to blame the victim than males and social workers, respectively. Younger care providers of Yoruba ethnicity and social workers were less likely to perceive conflicting professional roles related to screening than older providers of Hausa ethnicity and doctors, respectively. Implications of our findings for interventions and further research are discussed. © 2010 Springer Publishing Company.
Authors & Co-Authors
John, Ime Akpan
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Lawoko, Stephen
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Svanström, Leif O.E.
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Mohammed, Aminu Zakari
Nigeria, Kano
Bayero University
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1891/0886-6708.25.5.689
ISSN:
08866708
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female