Table 4:Relevance and Education.
| Overall N (%) | Medical Students N (%) | Surgical Residents N (%) | P Value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relevance of identifying IPV victims in practice | Not at all relevant | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.5%) | NA |
| Possibly relevant | 15 (7.8%) | 11 (8.9%) | 4 (5.9%) | ||
| Somewhat relevant | 27 (14.0%) | 18 (14.5%) | 9 (13.2%) | ||
| Very relevant | 144 (75.0%) | 94 (75.8%) | 50 (73.5%) | ||
| Depends on Specialty | 4 (2.1%) | ----*** | 4 (5.9%) | ||
| Level of comfort asking a woman about abuse | Very uncomfortable | 4 (2.1%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (4.3%) | 0.023** |
| Uncomfortable | 31 (16.1%) | 24 (19.4%) | 7 (10.1%) | ||
| Somewhat comfortable | 91 (47.2%) | 64 (51.6%) | 27(39.1%) | ||
| Comfortable | 57 (29.5%) | 29 (23.4%) | 28 (40.6%) | ||
| Very comfortable | 10 (5.2%) | 6 (4.8%) | 4 (5.8%) | ||
| Is health care provider reporting of intimate partner violence mandatory in Canada? | Yes | 23 (12.1%) | 16 (12.9%) | 7 (10.6%) | 0.877 |
| No | 129 (67.9%) | 84 (67.7%) | 45 (68.2%) | ||
| Unsure | 38 (20.0%) | 24 (19.4%) | 14 (21.2%) | ||
| Amount of IPV education/training received | None | 83 (43.0%) | 66 (53.2%) | 17 (24.6%) | <0.001** |
| Some | 108 (56.0%) | 56 (45.2%) | 52 (75.4%) | ||
| Extensive | 2 (1.0%) | 2 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Adequate amount of IPV training received thus far | Yes | 21 (10.9%) | 8 (6.5%) | 13 (19.1%) | 0.001 |
| No | 145 (75.5%) | 104 (83.9%) | 41 (60.3%) | ||
| Unsure | 26 (13.5%) | 12 (9.7%) | 14 (20.6%) | ||
| Desire for additional training on the assessment and treatment of IPV | Yes | 149 (77.2%) | 109 (87.9%) | 40 (58.0%) | <0.001** |
| No | 16 (8.3%) | 4 (3.2%) | 12 (17.4%) | ||
| Unsure | 22 (11.4%) | 7 (5.6%) | 15 (21.7%) | ||
| Not relevant to my intended practice | 6 (3.1%) | 4 (3.2%) | 2 (2.9%) | ||
| Providing medical students with more education/training on intimate partner violence would help increase the number of physicians that screen for it | Strongly agree | 47 (24.4%) 110 | 28 (22.6%) | 19 (27.5%) | 0.032** |
| Agree | (57.0%) | 79 (63.7%) | 31 (44.9%) | ||
| Unsure | 26 (13.5%) | 11 (8.9%) | 15 (21.7%) | ||
| Disagree | 10 (5.2%) | 6 (4.8%) | 4 (5.8%) | ||
| Strongly Disagree | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
* Chi-Squared test
** Has an expected value of less than 5
Totals may not add to 200 participants due to missing data.