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Table 1 Characteristics of Students by Professional School N = 552

From: Lifetime intimate partner violence exposure, attitudes and comfort among Canadian health professions students

Variable

Medical

N = 208 (%)

Rehabilitation

N = 181 (%)

Nursing

N = 163 (%)

P value

Mean Age (SD) §

24 (3.8)

25 (2.6)

21 (4.5)

< .0001

Gender (REFERENCE = female)

103 (50%)

158 (87%)

154 (94%)

< .0001

   Born in Canada

175 (84%)

159 (88%)

137 (85%)

.51

Prior IPV training

(REFERENCE = none)

139 (67%)

103 (57%)

96 (59%)

.11

Personal IPV history

18 (9%)

11 (6%)

9‡ (5.5%)

.44

Witnessed IPV

50 (24%)

37* (21%)

36 (22%)

.71

Summary of Attitudes and Comfort: percentage responding Agree Strongly or Agree

"I don't understand why victims remain in abusive relationships."

36 (17%)

38 (21%)

19 (12%)

.02

"It is my role to intervene if a patient has been abused."

171 (82%)

145 (80%)

136 (83%)

.24

"I feel comfortable asking patients about IPV."

99 (48%)

56 (31%)

78 (48%)

< .0001

  1. §Standard deviation is given in parentheses for age variable only.
  2. ‡ Missing 1 response on this question only (n = 162)
  3. * Missing 1 response on this question only (n = 180)