Intimate partner violence (IPV) in male and female orthopaedic trauma patients: a multicentre, cross-sectional prevalence study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Identify the proportion of patients attending fracture clinics who had suffered intimate partner violence (IPV) within the past year.

Design

Powered cross-sectional study using validated participant self-reported questionnaires.

Setting and participants

Adult trauma patients (no gender/age exclusions) attending one of three Scottish adult fracture clinics over 16-month period (from October 2016 to January 2018).

Primary outcome measure

Number of participants answering 'yes' to the Woman Abuse Screening Tool question: 'In your current relationship over the past twelve months, has your partner ever abused you physically/emotionally/sexually?'

Results

Of 336 respondents, 46% (156/336 known) were women with 65% aged over 40 (212/328 known). The ov

SUBMITTER: Downie S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386229 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature