Table 4 Evaluation of the health personnel's attitudes on the management of IPV victims (%)
From: The training needs of Turkish emergency department personnel regarding intimate partner violence
|  | Gender |  | Not agreed (%) | Agreed (%) | χ 2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women who experienced physical violence must take professional medical help | F | Nurse | 5.4 | 94.6 | 0.19 | 0.906 |
| Â | Â | Physician | 4.3 | 95.7 | Â | Â |
| Â | M | Physician | 6.1 | 93.9 | Â | Â |
Health professionals can't help domestic violence victims, because they will return to the same social environment | F | Nurse | 53.8 | 46.2 | 1.17 | 0.557 |
| Â | Â | Physician | 46.7 | 53.3 | Â | Â |
| Â | M | Physician | 43.4 | 56.6 | Â | Â |
Domestic violence is a private issue, and patients are ashamed to talk about it | F | Nurse | 28.2 | 71.8 | 5.43 | 0.06 |
| Â | Â | Physician | 37.0 | 63.0 | Â | Â |
| Â | M | Physician | 49.4 | 50.6 | Â | Â |
Dealing with IPV means interfering with the privacy of the family | F | Nurse | 65.0 | 35.0 | 4.13 | 0.127 |
| Â | Â | Physician | 80.9 | 19.1 | Â | Â |
| Â | M | Physician | 64.7 | 35.3 | Â | Â |