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Impact of participation in a community-based intimate partner violence prevention program on medical students: A multi-center study
Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, v 23(7), pp 1043-1047
01 Jul 2008
PMID: 18612741
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Physicians are generally poorly trained to recognize, treat or refer adolescents at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). Participation in community programs may improve medical students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes about IPV prevention.
OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the experience of serving as educators in a community-based adolescent IPV prevention program improves medical students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward victims of IPV, beyond that of didactic training.
PARTICIPANTS:One hundred and seventeen students attending 4 medical schools.
DESIGN:Students were randomly assigned to didactic training in adolescent IPV prevention with or without participation as educators in a community-based adolescent IPV prevention program. Students assigned to didactic training alone served as community educators after the study was completed.
MEASUREMENT:Knowledge, self-assessment of skills and attitudes about intimate partner violence and future plans to pursue outreach work.
RESULTS:The baseline mean knowledge score of 10.25 improved to 21.64 after didactic training (p <= .001). Medical students in the "didactic plus outreach" group demonstrated higher levels of confidence in their ability to address issues of intimate partner violence, (mean = 41.91) than did students in the "didactic only" group (mean = 38.94) after controlling for initial levels of confidence (p <= .002).
CONCLUSIONS:Experience as educators in a community-based program to prevent adolescent IPV improved medical students' confidence and attitudes in recognizing and taking action in situations of adolescent IPV, whereas participation in didactic training alone significantly improved students' knowledge.
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- Title
- Impact of participation in a community-based intimate partner violence prevention program on medical students: A multi-center study
- Creators
- Cindy S. Moskovic - University of California at Los AngelesGretchen Guiton - University of Colorado DenverAnnapoorna Chirra - University of California at Los AngelesAna E. Nunez - Drexel UniversityJudyAnn Bigby - Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesChristiane Stahl - University of Illinois at ChicagoCandace Robertson - Drexel UniversityElizabeth C. Thul - Drexel UniversityElizabeth Miller - University of California, DavisAbigail Sims - End Violence Against WomenCarolyn J. Sachs - University of California at Los AngelesJanet P. Pregler - University of California at Los Angeles
- Publication Details
- Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, v 23(7), pp 1043-1047
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000257489400029
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-46949104433
- Other Identifier
- 991019169587104721
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