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dc.contributor.authorBaird, Kathleen M
dc.contributor.authorSaito, Amornrat S
dc.contributor.authorEustace, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra K
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-06T00:07:13Z
dc.date.available2018-11-06T00:07:13Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1871-5192
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.wombi.2015.01.009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/170980
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom215
dc.relation.ispartofpageto220
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalWomen and Birth
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReproductive medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3215
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titleAn exploration of Australian midwives' knowledge of intimate partner violence against women during pregnancy
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith 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.
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gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.
gro.griffith.authorSaito, Amornrat S.
gro.griffith.authorEustace, Jennifer S.


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