"Validity of the ACTS intimate partner violence screen in antenatal car" by K. Hegarty, J. Spangaro et al.
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem with harmful consequences. In Australia, there is no national standard screening tool and screening practice is variable across states. The objectives of this study were to assess in the antenatal healthcare setting: i) the validity of a new IPV brief screening tool and ii) women’s preference for screening response format, screening frequency and comfort level. Methods: One thousand sixty-seven antenatal patients in a...
Composite Abuse Scale Composite Abuse Antenatal Care Domestic Violence Intimate Partner Violence Routine Screening
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