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Interview response percentages to question, “Which health care providers knew [about your relationship violence]?”
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Question Yes No No Answer Did your health care provider know that physical violence or emotional abuse was occurring in your relationship? 72 (51) 70 (49) 0 (0) If your health care provider had asked you about the physical violence and/or the emotional abuse in your relationship, would you have told him/her?* 46 (66) 21 (30) 3 (4) Do you think that your health care provider helped you to make your decision about whether to stay or to try to leave your violent/abusive relationship? 28 (39) 39 (54) 5 (7) Was your health care provider open to hearing about the violence/abuse? 61 (85) 5 (7) 6 (8) Were you comfortable approaching him or her? 47 (65) 20 (28) 5 (7) Do you think your health care provider is knowledgeable about what goes on in violent/abusive relationships? 53 (74) 11 (15) 8 (11) Which health care providers knew? — — — How did you feel about your health care provider knowing that physical violence and/or emotional abuse was occurring in your relationship? — — — What was it that he/she said that was helpful to you? — — — What was it that he/she said that was not helpful to you? — — — Do or did you think your health care provider wants/wanted you to stay or to leave your violent/abusive relationship? Leave Stay Neutral 51 (71) 5 (7) 16 (22) How do you know this? — — — Values provided as n (%).
↵* Asked only of participants who answered No to question 1 (n = 70).
Demographic Patients in Strata (n) Respondents in Category (%) Family Court (%) Community Health Center (%) Behavioral Health (%) P Overall sample 142 31 43.7 25.4 Race White 55 38.7 29.5 33.9 58.3 .018 Nonwhite 87 61.3 70.5 66.1 41.7 Age (years) 18–35 59 41.5 65.9 29.0 33.3 .001 36–45 45 31.7 22.7 41.9 25.0 46–65 38 26.8 11.4 29.0 41.7 Educational level Some college or more 45 31.7 17 12 16 .018 High school grad or less 97 63.3 27 50 20 Household Income ($)* ≤20,000 124 87.9 37 57 30 .215 ≥20,000 17 12.1 7 4 6 Alcohol a problem (yes) 21 14.8 2.3 24.2 13.9 .007 Drugs a problem (yes) 33 23.2 25.0 25.8 16.7 .555 - Table 3. Responses to the Question, “Do or Did You Think Your Health Care Provider Wants/Wanted You to Stay or to Leave Your Violent/Abusive Relationship?”
Leave (n = 51) Stay (n = 5) Neutral (n = 16) Total (n = 72) Yes No Total Advised to leave 27 24 51 Received safety advice 9 5 14 2 6 22 Did not receive safety advice 18 19 37 3 10 50 Advice was helpful 10 10 20 2 6 28 Advice was not helpful 15 11 26 3 10 39
