Latin American and Caribbean countries’ baseline clinical and policy guidelines for responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women

Table 3 Training of healthcare providers

Prequalification training of doctors, nurses, midwives at university	0
In-service training for direct care providers	6
Where and how to enquire about violence	3
Best ways to respond to disclosure	5
How to collect forensic evidence	0
IPV/SV information	6
Local laws on IPV/SV	2
Existing services	3
Providers’ attitudes	3
Providers’experiences of violence	1
Length and frequency of training	1
Monitoring and evaluating services	2
Women survivors involved in evaluating services	0
Mechanism for intersectoral collaboration	5
Meetings promoted between sectors (legal, health, social)	4
Support for vicarious trauma to providers	2

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