The Phenomenon of women abuse

dc.contributor.author	Ανδρουλάκη, Ζαχαρούλα	el
dc.contributor.author	Ροβίθης, Μιχάλης	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσιράκος, Δημήτριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μερκούρης, Αναστάσιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Ζηδιανάκης, Ζαχαρίας	el
dc.contributor.author	και άλλοι	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-18T21:14:07Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-18T21:14:07Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1398
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
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dc.subject	Violence
dc.subject	Medical personnel
dc.subject	Κακοποιημένες γυναίκες
dc.subject	Βία
dc.subject	Επιθετικότητα
dc.subject	Ιατρικό προσωπικό
dc.subject	Women abused
dc.title	The Phenomenon of women abuse	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	attitudes and perceptions of Health Professionals working in Health Care centers in the prefecture of Lasithi,Crete,Greece	en
heal.classification	Primary care (Medicine)
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2008-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Androulaki, Z., Rovithis, M., Tsirakos, D., & Merkouris, A. (March 2008). The Phenomenon of women abuse: attitudes and perceptions of Health Professionals working in Health Care centers in the prefecture of Lasithi,Crete,Greece. “Health Science Journal”. 2(1):33-40.	en
heal.abstract	The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the attitudes and perceptions of healthcare professionals in the prefecture of Lasithi against the phenomenon of abused women, as well as their level of knowledge in identifying and managing the women-victims in a holistic way. Material Method A descriptive survey design was employed. Data was collected by using a self – administered questionnaire. The sample consisted of ninety one (91) health professionals (25 physicians and 66 medical nurses) working in pathology, surgery, orthopedic, maternity and emergency units of hospitals in the prefecture of Lasithi. 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 findings reveal that health professionals believe that the psychological consequences of violence against women affect more the victims themselves (mean 4.64 ± 0.59) and the family as a unit (mean 4.47 ± 0.59). Also, the participants believe that violence against women is always (38.4%) or occasionally (52.5%) manifested in the form of bodily injuries. The participants also reported that in the context of their professional skills they provide to women-victims with medical care (80.5%), nursing care (94.4%), and warm attention (97.8%), in addition to registering the women’s bodily injuries (92.1%). Furthermore, they provide psychological support (97.8%), inform the women-victims about their rights (70.1%) and about other services abused women can resort to for help (80.7%). Conclusions Health care professionals don’t have the required training and skills to cope with and manage aggression against women in a professional manner. To be able to tackle the issue of women abuse physicians and medical nurses need the proper training and screening protocols, in addition to personal sensitization.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2008-01