Fang-Hsin Lee1, Yung-Mei Yang2, Hsiu-Hung Wang3, Joh-Jong Huang4, Shu-Chen Chang5. 1. Department of Nursing, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan. 2. College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 3. College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: hhwang@kmu.edu.tw. 4. Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 5. Department of Nursing, Dayeh University, Changhua, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue among women. IPV victims usually seek help from hospitals, and emergency nurses are the frontline staff with whom the victims come into contact first. This study examined the conditions and patterns of IPV in southern Taiwan. METHODS: From designated hospitals in Kaohsiung under the Department of Health Injury Assessment Clinic, data were collected on 497 women regarding their injury assessment for IPV reported to the Kaohsiung City Government. RESULTS: Taiwanese survivors were older compared to immigrant survivors. Taiwanese survivors also had higher education levels compared to immigrant survivors. Taiwanese survivors had higher employment rate than immigrant survivors did. The time between IPV and medical help seeking was longer for divorced than married women. CONCLUSIONS: These results can facilitate understanding of the conditions and patterns of IPV in Taiwan, increase the awareness of nurses, especially the emergency nurses for the prevention of IPV, and increase professional competency for the provision of appropriate healthcare services to survivors of IPV.
PURPOSE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue among women. IPV victims usually seek help from hospitals, and emergency nurses are the frontline staff with whom the victims come into contact first. This study examined the conditions and patterns of IPV in southern Taiwan. METHODS: From designated hospitals in Kaohsiung under the Department of Health Injury Assessment Clinic, data were collected on 497 women regarding their injury assessment for IPV reported to the Kaohsiung City Government. RESULTS: Taiwanese survivors were older compared to immigrant survivors. Taiwanese survivors also had higher education levels compared to immigrant survivors. Taiwanese survivors had higher employment rate than immigrant survivors did. The time between IPV and medical help seeking was longer for divorced than married women. CONCLUSIONS: These results can facilitate understanding of the conditions and patterns of IPV in Taiwan, increase the awareness of nurses, especially the emergency nurses for the prevention of IPV, and increase professional competency for the provision of appropriate healthcare services to survivors of IPV.
Authors: Jacqueline de Souza; Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura; Jordana Luiza Gouvêa de Oliveira; Loraine Vivian Gaino; Juliana Cristina Dos Santos Monteiro; Jaqueline Lemos de Oliveira; Leticia Yamawaka de Almeida; Solina Richter; Denise Saint-Arnault Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-12-11 Impact factor: 3.390