Training of Health Professionals to Promote Active Fatherhood during the Pre and Post-Natal Care to Prevent Violence against Women
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Participants’ Data | N (%) |
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Mean age in years | 45.9 (SD ± 11.06) |
Women | 120 (93) |
Men | 9 (7) |
Marital status | |
Married | 71 (55) |
Unmarried | 29 (22.5) |
Cohabitant | 16 (12.4) |
Divorced/separated | 10 (7.8) |
Widower/widow | 3 (2.3) |
Children (Yes) | 88 (68.2) |
Educational level | |
University degree | 92 (71.3) |
Specialization | 20 (15.5) |
Master’s degree | 17 (13.2) |
Professionals (n = 128) | |
Midwives | 85 (66.4) |
Pediatricians/neonatologist | 12 (9.4) |
Pediatric nurses | 9 (7) |
Nurses | 8 (6.3) |
Gynecologist | 4 (3.1) |
Health care assistant | 4 (3.1) |
Psychologist/psychotherapist | 6 (4.7) |
Workplace (n = 127) | |
Community healthcare services | 64 (50.4) |
Hospital | 60 (47.2) |
Research | 2 (1.6) |
Academia | 1 (0.8) |
Specific training/education (n = 127) | |
No | 71 (56) |
Yes, training on prevention of domestic violence | 35 (27.6) |
Yes, training on active fatherhood | 12 (9.4) |
Yes, training on both topics | 9 (7) |
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Zambri, F.; Santoro, A.; Lubbock, A.; Volta, A.; Bestetti, G.; Marchetti, F.; Pecilli, P.; Nassa, E.; Preziosi, J.; Colaceci, S.; et al. Training of Health Professionals to Promote Active Fatherhood during the Pre and Post-Natal Care to Prevent Violence against Women. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9341. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159341
Zambri F, Santoro A, Lubbock A, Volta A, Bestetti G, Marchetti F, Pecilli P, Nassa E, Preziosi J, Colaceci S, et al. Training of Health Professionals to Promote Active Fatherhood during the Pre and Post-Natal Care to Prevent Violence against Women. Sustainability. 2022; 14(15):9341. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159341
Chicago/Turabian StyleZambri, Francesca, Andrea Santoro, Annina Lubbock, Alessandro Volta, Giovanna Bestetti, Francesca Marchetti, Paola Pecilli, Elisabetta Nassa, Jessica Preziosi, Sofia Colaceci, and et al. 2022. "Training of Health Professionals to Promote Active Fatherhood during the Pre and Post-Natal Care to Prevent Violence against Women" Sustainability 14, no. 15: 9341. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159341