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Should Women Be Screened As A Matter of Course?(domestic violence screening)
2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than one-third of women attending general practices have experienced physical violence, but doctors and nurses rarely ask about it. Researchers in the January 30 issue of the British Medical Journal ask:
* Should women be screened for domestic violence when they visit their general practitioner?
* Is there a high-risk group of women for whom screening might be more appropriate?
* Is screening acceptable to women?
A sample of women visiting 13 general practices in Hackney, east London were surveyed about different aspects of domestic violence. Of 1035 women, 41% had experienced physical violence from a partner or former partner. Yet, for most of these women, definite or suspected domestic violence was not recorded in their medical ...
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