Table 2.

Description of Selected Screening Tools

Tool	Advantages	Disadvantages
Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS)	5 items assessing physical, sexual, and emotional abuse Studied among pregnant women with good sensitivity (93%) Spanish Version available	Specificity is low (55%) Clinician administered only Does not include behaviorally specific description of sexual violence
HITS	4 items with acronym to assist administration Clinician or self-administered Studied in family practice settings with good sensitivity (86 to 96%) and specificity (91 to 99%) Spanish version available	Limited to assessing physical IPV and psychological IPV
STaT (Slapped, Things, and Threaten)	3 items assessing physical violence and threats Studied in emergency department with good sensitivity (96%) and specificity (75%)	Limited to physical violence Clinician administered only Available for purchase
Ongoing Violence Assessment Tool	4 items assessing physical, and emotional IPV Studied in emergency department with good sensitivity (86 to 93%) and specificity (83 to 86%)	Self-report only Focuses only on present abuse rather than lifetime