Health Providers Readiness In Managing Intimate Partner Violence In Public Health Institutions At Hawassa City Sidama Region Ethiopia 2021

Introduction: Intimate partner violence is prevalent worldwide public health problem and majorrnhuman and legal rights abuse of all women, which requires complex and multifaceted interventions.rnHealth facilities are situated to provide management for IPV. Thus, Nurses and midwives are frontrnlines responsible for consolidating essential health care services for IPV victims. There is no detail,rnhowever, on whether or not health providers are prepared to identify and manage IPV. rnObjective: The aim of this study was to assess health provider’s readiness in managing IPV inrnpublic health institutions at Hawassa city, Sidama, Ethiopia, 2021. rnMethod: A cross-sectional study was performed at an institution. An anonymous self-administeredrnquestionnaire was distributed across 424 respondents selected by simple random sampling.rnCategorical variables were reported by frequency with percentage. Mean and standard deviationrnwere used to report perceived readiness score. The factors influencing providers' perceivedrnreadiness were assessed using linear regression analysis. The strength of association betweenrnindependent and dependent variables was assessed by using unstandardized β with 95% CI. In allrnstatistical tests used, statistical difference considered significant when P-value was less than 0.05. rnResults: The mean score for provider’s readiness in managing IPV was 26.18±6.69. Not havingrnreceived IPV training (P = 0.013: 95% CI of β: -3.746, -0.449), providers with higher age (P =rn0.017: 95% CI of β: 0.032, 0.321), perceived knowledge on IPV management (P

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