PMID: 9444345Jan 28, 1998Paper

Domestic violence awareness and prevalence in a first-year medical school class

Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
A A ErnstS J Weiss

Abstract

To determine knowledge about domestic violence (DV), the effectiveness of formal instruction about DV, and the prevalence of DV in a first-year medical school class. A general-knowledge survey of DV was given before and approximately 1 month after 3 hours of instruction provided by emergency medicine and internal medicine faculty. A previously validated scale, the Index of Spouse Abuse (ISA), was offered to determine baseline levels, of DV within the group. Differences in first-year medical student knowledge of facts about DV and differences in responses by men vs women were determined before and after the instruction. In the pre-instruction series, 144 of 148 (97%) participated. After the instruction, 141 of the same 148 students participated (95%). The prevalence of DV against women was correctly identified by 45% of the students as "15-30%" prior to instruction, and 65% after instruction. The prevalence of DV against males was correctly identified as "0-15%" by 48% of the students prior to instruction, and 70% after instruction. Before instruction, 29% of the students knew that "DV rates are equal in different socioeconomic groups," vs 72% after instruction. Similarly, prior to instruction 58% of the students knew that the v...Continue Reading

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