Interpersonal violence screening for ambulatory gynecology patients.

Objective: To estimate the effects of patient and health care provider variables on rates of interpersonal violence screening in an ambulatory gynecology practice.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 300 patients were chosen randomly from annual health care visits during 2007 at a university-affiliated ambulatory gynecology clinic. All encounters were recorded on a standardized health history form, which included questions about abuse history.