Research Article

IPV Screening and Readiness to Respond to IPV in Ob-Gyn Settings: A Patient-Physician Study

Table 1

Physician sample demographics ).

Characteristics (%)

Gender
 Female63 (50.4)
 Male62 (49.6)
Years in practice (including residency)26.1 10.5
Ethnicity/race
 White, non-Hispanic107 (85.6)
 Asian5 (4.0)
 Black/African American4 (3.2)
 White, Hispanic3 (2.4)
 Multiracial3 (2.4)
 Others2 (1.6)
Primary medical specialty
 General ob-gyn89 (71.2)
 Gynecology only20 (16.0)
 Maternal/fetal medicine6 (4.8)
 Others10 (8.0)
Type of practice
 Ob-gyn partnership/group58 (46.4)
 University faculty practice25 (20.0)
 Solo private practice22 (17.6)
 Multispecialty group12 (9.6)
 HMO/staff model5 (4.0)
 Military/government2 (1.6)
Practice location
 Suburban49 (39.2)
 Urban non-inner-city38 (30.4)
 Urban inner-city20 (16.0)
 Rural18 (14.4)
Professional self-identification
Both primary care provider and specialist74 (59.2)
Specialist46 (36.8)
 Primary care provider4 (3.2)