Table 1.

Estimates of Prevalence of Domestic Violence and Screening Practices, by Specialty

	Median (Interquartile Range)
Specialty	Percent Lifetime Prevalence of Domestic Violence Among Women in Physician's Own State	Percent Lifetime Prevalence of Domestic Violence Among Women in Physician's Practice	Percent of Women in Practice Screened for Domestic Violence
Obstetrics-gynecology	20 (10 to 30)	13 (5 to 25)*	20 (4 to 55)
Emergency medicine	20 (15 to 30)	20 (10 to 35)	5 (3 to 15)
Internal medicine	20 (10 to 30)	10 (3 to 20)	5 (1 to 20)
Family medicine	20 (10 to 30)	15 (5 to 25)*	10 (2 to 30)

^*Different from estimated percent prevalence of domestic violence in physician's state, sign rank test, P < .001.