Intimate violence against individuals, which is particularly marked among women, is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. The Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) self-questionnaire is a screening tool validated in French. Our preliminary data describing the association between intimate violence against women and the first attack of unexplained venous thromboembolic disease, show a significant frequency of positive responses to the WAST among women attending a biological hematology consultation at the CHU de Nîmes, for reasons of hemostasis disorders (8% out of the first 200 cases). The study authors wish to establish the prevalence of this situation among patients presenting to the CHU de Nîmes for hematological exploration and management. They hypothesize that the prevalence of violence against individuals seen in Hematology consultations is higher among individuals with hemostasis pathologies (hemorrhagic and thrombotic pathologies) than those with cellular pathologies, and higher among women than men.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
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138
CHU de Nimes
Nîmes, France
Prevalence of patients experiencing Intimate Partner Violence according to consulting department
Percentage of patients with a Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) score ≥ 5 consulting in the hemostasis pathology versus cellular hematological pathology department. The WAST is an 8-item questionnaire with a score ranging from 0 to 16 (worst violence), with a cut-off of 5 for presence of violence
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Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in men versus women according to consulting department
WAST score ≥ 5 consulting in the hemostasis pathology versus cellular hematological pathology department in women versus men
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Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence according to patient disease status and gender
WAST questionnaire total score in women versus men, for hemostasis disease versus cellular hematological disease versus hemorrhagic symptomatology versus thrombotic symptomatology
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WAST questionnaire score according to patient disease status and gender
Score for individual items of WAST questionnaire in women versus men, for hemostasis disease versus cellular hematological disease versus hemorrhagic symptomatology versus thrombotic symptomatology
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Association between the major risk factors for Intimate Partner Violence and WAST score.
WAST questionnaire total score according to: Number of years together, Violence at home growing up, Marital status (divorced or separated), Children living at home, Working status, Finances (personal income, financial difficulties), Living status (together vs separate, size of dwelling, neighbors nearby), Health status of living partner, Health status of patient
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