Table 4.

Evaluation of the health personnel's attitudes on the management of IPV victims (%)

	Gender		Not agreed (%)	Agreed (%)	χ2	p
Women who experienced physical violence must take professional medical help	F	Nurse	5.4	94.6	0.19	0.906
		Physician	4.3	95.7
	M	Physician	6.1	93.9
Health professionals can't help domestic violence victims, because they will return to the same social environment	F	Nurse	53.8	46.2	1.17	0.557
		Physician	46.7	53.3
	M	Physician	43.4	56.6
Domestic violence is a private issue, and patients are ashamed to talk about it	F	Nurse	28.2	71.8	5.43	0.06
		Physician	37.0	63.0
	M	Physician	49.4	50.6
Dealing with IPV means interfering with the privacy of the family	F	Nurse	65.0	35.0	4.13	0.127
		Physician	80.9	19.1
	M	Physician	64.7	35.3