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Table 3 Referral routes into hospital and community IDVA services at intake (T1) and exit (T2)

From: Cry for health: a quantitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

 

Hospital IDVA

Community IDVA

%

%

Referral route to IDVA service T1 (ns = 283, 2430)

 Health

84.6***

2.3

 Police

9.6

45.3***

 Self

2.2

23.4***

Hospital department referrals to hospital IDVA T1 (n = 170)a

 ED

62.3

 Maternity, ante- and neo-natal units

16.8

 Psychiatry / mental health

7.3

Hospital staff referrals to hospital IDVA T1 (n = 164)a

 Nurse

45.6

 Consultant/Doctor/Junior Doctor

18.2

 Midwife

13.7

 Psychologist/Psychiatrist

8.4

 Ward Sister

4.5

Referral route out of IDVA service T2 (ns = 476, 2430)

52.1

83.7***

 Police

66.0***

15.3

 Housing

22.9*

14.9

 Mental health

34.0**

3.3

 Substance services

3.2

1.6

 Adult social services

  1. *** p < .001,**p < .01, p < .05*
  2. aThis information was only collected for survivors accessing the hospital IDVA service