Sexist Myths Emergency Healthcare Professionals and Factors Associated with the Detection of Intimate Partner Violence in Women

Encarnación Martínez-García, Verónica Montiel-Mesa, Belén Esteban-Vilchez, Beatriz Bracero-Alemany, Adelina Martín-Salvador, María Gázquez-López, María Ángeles Pérez-Morente and María Adelaida Alvarez-Serrano
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Encarnación Martínez-García: Guadix High Resolution Hospital, 18500 Granada, Spain
Verónica Montiel-Mesa: Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Andalusian Health Service, 18014 Granada, Spain
Belén Esteban-Vilchez: San Cecilio Clinical Hospital, Andalusian Health Service, 18016 Granada, Spain
Beatriz Bracero-Alemany: The Inmaculate Clinic, Andalusian Health Service, 18004 Granada, Spain
Adelina Martín-Salvador: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain
María Gázquez-López: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
María Ángeles Pérez-Morente: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
María Adelaida Alvarez-Serrano: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: This study analysed the capacity of emergency physicians and nurses working in the city of Granada (Spain) to respond to intimate partner violence (IPV) against women, and the mediating role of certain factors and opinions towards certain sexist myths in the detection of cases. This is a cross-sectional study employing the physician readiness to manage intimate partner violence survey (PREMIS) between October 2020 and January 2021, with 164 surveys analysed. Descriptive and analytical statistics were applied, designing three multivariate regression models by considering opinions about different sexist myths. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were considered for the detection of cases. In the past six months, 34.8% of professionals reported that they had identified some cases of IPV, particularly physicians (OR = 2.47, 95% CI = 1.14–5.16; OR = 2.65, 95% CI = 1.26–5.56). Those who did not express opinions towards sexist myths related to the understanding of the victim or the consideration of alcohol/drug abuse as the main causes of violence and showed a greater probability of detecting a case (NS) (OR = 1.26 and OR = 1.65, respectively). In order to confirm the indicia found, further research is required, although there tends to be a common opinion towards the certain sexual myth of emergency department professionals not having an influence on IPV against women.

Keywords: intimate partner violence; emergency department; readiness; healthcare professionals; multivariate analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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