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Table 4 Facilitators to asking about IPV described by nurses and physicians (n = 769)

From: Why physicians and nurses ask (or don’t) about partner violence: a qualitative analysis

Category

All respondents (n = 769)

Nurses (n = 527)

Physicians (n = 238)

1 Traininga

38.5% (296)b

47.8% (252)

17.6% (42)

2 Community resources/professional supports

24.1% (185)

25.2% (133)

21.8% (52)

3 Professional tools/protocols/policiesa

17.3% (133)

20.3% (107)

10.9% (26)

4 Client educational materialsa

8.6% (66)

6.6% (35)

13.0% (31)

5 Routine screening

8.6% (66)

9.5% (50)

6.7% (16)

6 Having time

6.2% (48)

6.5% (34)

5.9% (14)

7 IPV experience: professional & personal

6.1% (47)

7.2% (38)

3.8% (9)

8 Societal awareness

6.0% (46)

6.1% (32)

5.9% (14)

  1. Note:
  2. IPV Intimate Partner Violence; a significant differences between nurses and physicians, Fisher Exact Test, p≤ 0.005; b two respondents did not identify discipline.