The Effect of Healthcare Professionals' Gender Perceptions on Their Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women.

Abstract

The research was conducted as a descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed at determining the factors influencing the effect of healthcare professionals' gender perceptions on their reporting of intimate partner violence against women. The sample of the study consisted of 191 people working in the emergency departments of public hospitals affiliated to the GaziantepG Provincial Health Directorate. A personal information form, the Gender Perception Scale, and the Scale of Health Professionals' Intentions/Behaviors Regarding Reporting Intimate Partner Violence were used as data collection tools. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U Test and the Kruskal-Wallis Test. The healthcare professionals' mean Gender Perception Scale score was determined as 90.79 ± 18.28, while their mean score on the Scale of Health Professionals' Intentions/Behaviors Regarding Reporting Intimate Partner Violence was determined as 107.05 ± 24.32. A positive and significant relationship was found between the healthcare professionals' gender perceptions and the behavior scale for reporting intimate partner violence against women (r = 0.178; p < 0.05), and it was determined that healthcare professionals with higher gender perception levels had a higher intention to report intimate partner violence against women.