A Comparative Analysis of the Treatment of victims of domestic violence by Health Professionals in primary and in secondary health care units in Crete, Greece

dc.contributor.author	Ζηδιανάκης, Ζαχαρίας	el
dc.contributor.author	Ανδρουλάκη, Ζαχαρούλα	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσιράκος, Δημήτριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Ανδρουλάκης, Εμμανουήλ	el
dc.contributor.author	Ροβίθης, Μιχάλης	el
dc.contributor.author	Κριτσωτάκης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T17:55:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T17:55:29Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1218
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.subject	Γυναίκες
dc.subject	Οικογενειακή βία
dc.subject	Κρήτη
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	Women
dc.subject	Domestic violence
dc.subject	Crete
dc.subject	Greece
dc.title	A Comparative Analysis of the Treatment of victims of domestic violence by Health Professionals in primary and in secondary health care units in Crete, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine--Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2009-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Zidianakis, Z., Androulaki, Z., Tsirakos, D., Androulakis, E., Rovithis, M., Kritsotakis, G.. (2009). A Comparative Analysis of the Treatment of victims of domestic violence by Health Professionals in primary and in secondary health care units in Crete, Greece. "Health Science Journal". 3 (2), 95-104.	en
heal.abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the level of knowledge and the perceptions of health professionals working in primary and in secondary care units in Crete, Greece, with regard to the phenomenon of domestic violence and to detect their attitudes towards women who had been victims of domestic violence. Material Method:Descriptive survey was conducted with the use of a self-administered questionnaire. The sample of this survey consisted of 129 health professionals in primary and 355 health professionals in secondary care from all four prefectures of Crete. Measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion (average value, standard deviation, range) were implemented for continuous variables, while discrete variables and clustered data were expressed as percentages. Results:The data analysis proved that a small number of health professionals has had a course in their formal studies or participated in a seminar related to domestic violence (9.1%). The psychological impact on the victims as well as on the family of the victim was judged to be amongst the most important issues associated with domestic violence (4.86±0,4 and 4.64±0,7 for primary and secondary care health professionals). Conclusions:Health professionals working in both primary and secondary health care identified domestic violence as a major contributor towards the psychological well-being of both the victim and her family. Furthermore, they identified the lack of education, resources and infrastructure as the key barriers to the doctors’ involvement in such cases as well as the fear on the part of the victim for reprisal by her partner.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	el
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2009-04