Barriers and facilitators of the reporting by family doctors of cases of domestic violence - a qualitative study across Portugal

CONCLUSIONS: Family doctors encounter multiple barriers and facilitators when considering reporting a DV case to the authorities. The results of this study can help develop new interventions to address the barriers described by the doctors, increasing their compliance with mandatory reporting, the protection of victims and the just persecution of the aggressor.PMID:38580901 | PMC:PMC10996166 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-024-02329-0
Source: Primary Care - Category: Primary Care Authors: Source Type: research