Table 2.

Interview responses regarding healthcare provider communication

Question	Yes	No	No Answer
Did your healthcare provider know that physical violence or emotional abuse was occurring in your relationship?	72 (51%)	70 (49%)	0 (0%)
If your healthcare provider had asked you about the physical violence and/or the emotional abuse in your relationship, would you have told him/her? (Asked only of participants who answered No to question 1, n=70).	46 (66%)	21 (30%)	3 (4%)
Do you think that your healthcare 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 healthcare 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 healthcare provider is knowledgeable about what goes on in violent/abusive relationships?	53 (74%)	11 (15%)	8 (11%)
Which healthcare providers knew?	--	--	--
How did you feel about your healthcare 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 healthcare provider wants/wanted you to stay or to leave your violent/abusive relationship?	Leave 51(71%)	Stay 5(7%)	Neutral 16(22%)
How do you know this?	--	--	--