dc.contributor.author | Baird, Kathleen M | |
dc.contributor.author | Saito, Amornrat S | |
dc.contributor.author | Eustace, Jennifer | |
dc.contributor.author | Creedy, Debra K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-06T00:07:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-06T00:07:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1871-5192 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.01.009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/170980 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Intimate partner violence is recognised as a global public health issue. Living with intimate
partner violence results in poorer health status with reduced quality of life and higher utilisation of
health services. Increased awareness, education and training, and an understanding of multi-agency
collaboration are vital in order for health practitioners to respond to women experiencing partner
violence and abuse. Midwives are well placed to identify, provide immediate support, and refer women
onto appropriate support agencies but may lack appropriate education, training or support.
Aim: To investigate midwives’ knowledge of intimate partner violence against women during
pregnancy.
Methods: An online survey link was distributed through the Australian College of Midwives. The survey
included personal, professional and practice details, and 25 questions that tested knowledge about
intimate partner violence.
Findings: 152 midwives completed the online questionnaire. Knowledge scores ranged from 27 to 48 (out
of a possible 50), with the mean total score of 42.8 (SD = 3.3). Although 60% of participants scored 48,twothirds
did not know about the risks and signs of intimate partner violence. One-third of the midwives did
not know about age risks associated with intimate partner violence. Around 25% incorrectly believed that
perpetrators are violent because of alcohol or drug use. Nearly 90% (88%) of participants had some
education or training about intimate partner violence. Those with some training achieved higher
knowledge scores than those with no formal training (Mann–Whitney U = 1272, p = 0.003).
Conclusion: Participating midwives generally reported a high level of knowledge about intimate partner
violence but held misconceptions about risks and characteristics of perpetrators of violence. These
knowledge gaps may adversely affect their ability to identify women at risk of violence. Education about
intimate partner violence was associated with improved knowledge. Future training and education on
intimate partner violence should target identified knowledge gaps | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 215 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 220 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Women and Birth | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 28 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Biomedical and clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Reproductive medicine | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Midwifery | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 32 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3215 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4204 | |
dc.title | An exploration of Australian midwives' knowledge of intimate partner violence against women during pregnancy | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dcterms.license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2015 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Creedy, Debra K. | |
gro.griffith.author | Saito, Amornrat S. | |
gro.griffith.author | Eustace, Jennifer S. | |