Implementation of an intimate partner violence screening program in a university health care clinic.

To examine whether an intimate partner violence (IPV) screening program is related to a positive change in health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of IPV screening. Eleven health care providers at a university health care clinic participated in the IPV screening program. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used to examine whether an IPV screening program was related to a change in health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of IPV screening. Findings indicated that there was a significant difference ( < 000) between the posttest scores and the pretest scores on the Domestic Violence Healthcare Provider Survey Scale. Domain analysis of the scale revealed a significant difference in perceived self-efficacy ( = .001), system support ( = <.002), victim provider safety ( = .015), and beliefs of blaming victims ( = <.004). No statistical difference was found in professional role resistance/fear of offending ( = .158). A university health care clinic IPV screening program was related to a positive change in health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of IPV screening.