Research Article

Screening for Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Healthcare Sweden: Prevalence and Determinants

Table 2

Screening for IPV by demographic and occupational characteristics of participants.

Number screening ( š‘› )Proportion %

Gender*
ā€ƒMale1234
ā€ƒFemale7053
Immigration status
ā€ƒImmigrant1043
ā€ƒSwedish born7250
Marital status
ā€ƒMarried/cohabiting5749
ā€ƒSingle1543
ā€ƒDivorced/widower/widow1058
Staff cadre*
ā€ƒDoctor1456
ā€ƒNurse3150
ā€ƒNursing assistant2059
ā€ƒMidwife727
ā€ƒOther685
Department
ā€ƒEmergency5855
ā€ƒWomenā€™s clinic1635
ā€ƒAmbulatory433

Screened
Mean (SE)
Did not screen
Mean (SE)

Age (years)41 (1.1)40 (1.1)
Years in service17 (1.2)18 (1.3)

š‘› : number within category that screened, %: proportion within category that screened. S.E: Standard Error. *Denotes statistically significant association between screening and respective variable at š‘ƒ < 0 . 0 5 .