Publication: Knowledge, attitudes, preparedness,and readiness to respond to intimate partner violence among nursing students at public universities in Malaysia
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2026-08
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Adnan, Nur Ain Fatihah
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue worldwide. Nurses play a vital role in identifying, supporting, and referring IPV survivors. However, limited evidence is available regarding nursing students’ readiness to respond to IPV in Malaysia. This study aimed to determine the levels of perceived knowledge, actual knowledge, attitudes, perceived preparation, personal experience with IPV, and readiness to respond to IPV among undergraduate nursing students in Malaysia. The study also examined the relationship between PREMIS domains and readiness to respond to IPV. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among 105 undergraduate nursing students from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Modified Physician Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey (PREMIS), and the Readiness to Encounter Partner Abuse Patients (READI) Scale. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 29.0. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation analysis were employed, with the significance level set at p ≤ 0.05.Respondents had a mean actual knowledge score of 20.42 (SD = 5.10), perceived knowledge score of 58.78 (SD = 20.32), attitudes score of 107.25 (SD = 11.78), perceived preparation score of 44.36 (SD = 14.35), and personal experience score of 0.32 (SD = 0.58). The overall readiness score was 4.60 (SD = 0.57), with 75.2% of respondents classified as having low readiness. Perceived knowledge (r = 0.379, p < 0.001), attitudes (r = 0.329, p < 0.001), and perceived preparation (r = 0.432, p < 0.001) were significantly and positively correlated with readiness to respond to IPV, whereas actual knowledge (r = 0.127, p = 0.197) and personal experience (r = 0.022, p = 0.822) were not significantly associated with readiness. Undergraduate nursing students demonstrated low readiness to respond to IPV. Strengthening IPV-related education, practical training, and clinical exposure may enhance nursing students’ preparedness and readiness to effectively manage IPV cases in clinical practice.
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