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Table 3 Overview formal services contacted

From: The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Contacted services

% (n)

Legal services (legal aid, lawyer, court, …)

10.9% (21)

Police

8.3% (16)

Psychologista

7.3% (14)

Centre for General Welfare (Centrum Algemeen Welzijn)

4.7% (9)

Mental Health Centre (Centrum Geestelijke Gezondheid)

3.6% (7)

Hospital Social Services

3.6% (7)

Family physiciana

3.6% (7)

Psychiatrist a

1.6% (3)

Women’s shelter or safe house (Vluchthuis)

1.6% (3)

Social Service Department municipality (Openbaar Centrum Maatschappelijk Welzijn)a

1.6% (3)

Youth Welfare Service (Comité Bijzondere Jeugdzorg)a

1.0% (2)

Victim Support Service (Slachtofferhulp)a

0.5% (1)

Service for Assisted Living (Begeleid Wonen)a

0.5% (1)

Marriage of convenience Cell (Cel Schijnhuwelijken)a

0.5% (1)

Preventive Family Welfare Agency (Kind & Gezin)a

0.5% (1)

Moral Support Service (Huis van de Mens)a

0.5% (1)

Gynaecologista

0.5% (1)

Telephone support hotline (Tele-onthaal)

0.5% (1)

Self-help group

0% (0)

  1. amentioned by the respondents under the option “other”