The main questions are in bold. The remaining statements are probing questions and reminders for the interviewer.

1. Demographics: age; place of work; sex; specialty; years in practice; average number of consultations per day; percent of adult patients (male/ female adults, paediatric)

2. What percentage of your patients do you think is subject to violence? In your opinion, how would a victim of violence commonly present?

3. When was the last time you encountered a patient subject to violence from a family member? Would you like to talk about it?

4. How often do you discuss violence with your patient or their family? When? Do you have ample time? Do you feel comfortable discussing the topic of violence in the family with patients or their parents? Is asking patients/parents about violence an invasion to their privacy? Is it demeaning to patients/parents to question them about it? Would it make patients/parents very angry? Are there specific signs you look for before asking about violence in the family?

5. What are the measures you take when a patient discloses violence? What are the services that should be offered to violence victims? Do you think you are not in a position to interfere with how a couple chooses to resolve conflicts? Why?

6. Where do you make referrals for violence victims? Where to? If not, why? Can social workers’ personnel help in managing patients subject to violence at home? How? Do you have access to medical social workers to assist in the management of patients subject to violence? Where? If not, why? Do you have access to mental health services should your patients need referrals? Who are they? If not, why?

7. Are there specific characteristics that predispose a person to be abused? To become abuser? If yes, what are they? Are people only victims if they choose to be? Are victims getting something out of the abusive relationship?

8. Would you consider violence a medical issue? What would be the role of the healthcare system? Are children adversely affected by violence occurring in their homes? Would it be inappropriate to ask parents about violence in the family in the paediatric setting?

9. What training is needed for physicians so that they can help victims of violence? Should residents be taught about domestic violence during residency training? What should be included in the training?

10. Are you aware of the family violence law? What do you think of it? Would you be willing to assist survivors of violence if the law got approved? If yes how, if no why not?