Yaeko Kataoka|Yukari Yaju|Hiromi Eto|Shigeko Horiuchi
Self-administered questionnaire versus interview as a screening method for intimate partner violence in the prenatal setting in Japan: A randomised controlled trial
St. Luke's International University|The University of Tokyo|St. Luke's International University|St. Luke's International University
intimate partner violence ipv serious social issue japan order start effective interventions abused women appropriate method screening ipv healthcare settings needs clarifying objective study compare effectiveness facetoface interview selfadministered questionnaire used violence women screen vaws japanese screening instrument intimate partner violence ipv identifying pregnant women experienced abuse conducted randomised controlled trial screen participants three points time prenatal clinic tokyo japan 328 consenting women 14 25 weeks pregnancy consecutively selected randomly assigned either interview selfadministered questionnaire group groups completed screening instrument three times pregnancy primary outcome total number women identified screening method secondary outcome effect screening measured womens comfort level expressed need consult nurse three screenings identification rate interview group significantly lower selfadministered questionnaire group relative risk 066 95 ci 046 097 even controlling smoking adjusted odds ratio 059 95 ci 035 098 two groups differ secondary outcomes selfadministered questionnaire identified ipv facetoface interview screening pregnant women japanese prenatal clinic uminctrc000000353