Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1999
Abstract
This project was designed to disseminate, expand use, and promote institutionalization of a program to train healthcare professionals to address domestic violence. The program was developed and implemented by the Instituto Mexicano de Investigación de Familia y Población (IMIFAP), a nongovernmental organization that promotes reproductive health. IMIFAP designed an 18-hour workshop, entitled “Health Services Respond to Domestic Violence,” to sensitize health professionals to domestic violence issues and develop strategies for recognizing and managing cases of domestic violence. Following the workshop, strong and significant increases in knowledge about domestic violence and its management in primary healthcare services were found. Workshop participants developed new strategies, program plans, and lists of referral points. They recommended several steps to institutionalize the identification and management of domestic violence cases in primary healthcare facilities.
Recommended Citation
Pick, Susan and Lydia Miranda. 1999. "Mexico: Training health providers on domestic violence," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/rh4.1188
Language
English
Project
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Included in
Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Commons, International Public Health Commons, Women's Health Commons