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- Title
Screening male primary care patients for intimate partner violence perpetration.
- Authors
Jaeger, Jeffrey R.; Spielman, Darren; Cronholm, Peter F.; Applebaum, Sam; Holmes, William C.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Primary prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) at the level of the primary care provider is unexplored.<bold>Objective: </bold>We sought to identify whether men disclose current IPV perpetration when asked by a primary care provider.<bold>Design: </bold>Cross-sectional study.<bold>Participants: </bold>Consecutive male patients of 6 providers in public health, university, and VA hospital clinics.<bold>Measurements: </bold>Men were screened for IPV perpetration during routine visits, then given a Conflict Tactics Scale questionnaire (CTS2) to complete and mail back anonymously.<bold>Results: </bold>One hundred twenty-eight men were screened; 46 (36%) returned CTS2 questionnaires. Twenty-three and 2 men disclosed past and current perpetration to providers, respectively. Providers assessed lethality/safety issues in 58% of those reporting a perpetration history (including both with current perpetration), responded with direct counseling to 63% (including both with current perpetration), and referred 17% for services related to the screening (including 1 with current perpetration). Nine and 26 men reported current, CTS2-assessed physical and psychological aggression of a partner, respectively.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Men appear to underreport current IPV perpetration in face-to-face primary care encounters when compared to other methods of reporting. Men may more readily report past IPV perpetration in face-to-face encounters.
- Subjects
MEDICAL screening; PRIMARY care; DISEASES in men; PATIENTS; MEDICAL care; RESEARCH; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; DOMESTIC violence; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; PRIMARY health care; COMPARATIVE studies; CHI-squared test; PROBABILITY theory
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 8, p1152
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-008-0634-9