Table 2.
Participants’ pre- and post-intervention practices in discussing intimate partner violence (IPV) with identified sufferers
| Variable | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Discussed the experience of IPV with all identified IPV sufferers * | ||
| Yes | 201 (67.3) | 387 (96.5) |
| No | 98 (32.7) | 15 (3.5) |
| Solutions suggested after discussing IPV ** | ||
| Advised sufferers to be patient and tolerant with the perpetrator | 117 (58.2) | 5 (1.3) |
| Asked sufferers to seek help from family/friends | 59 (29.4) | 299 (77.1) |
| Asked sufferers to report violence to the police | 34 (16.9) | 29 (7.5) |
| Helped sufferers report violence to the police | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Referred sufferers to the Medical Officer of Health/IPV services | 13 (6.5) | 87 (22.4) |
| Suggested sufferers improve communication with partners | 21 (10.4) | 118 (30.4) |
| Acted as mediators and helped sufferers solve problems with their partners | 2 (1.0) | 61 (15.7) |
| If IPV was not discussed, the reason was… ** | ||
| I believed it was a personal matter | 36 (36.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| I thought I might humiliate the sufferer | 22 (22.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| I thought the sufferer would get angry if asked | 24 (24.5) | 6 (37.5) |
| The sufferer didn’t like to talk | 16 (16.3) | 14 (87.5) |
*p < 0.01; **More than one response allowed.