Perceived level of competence in discharge and referral of trans clients who have been sexually assaulted and need for (additional) training among nurses providing direct clinical care to clients at Ontario’s hospital-based violence treatment centres
| Statement | Perceived level of competence* | Would benefit from (additional) training | |||
| N† | Mean | SD | N‡ | n (%) | |
| I am aware that a trans client may be at heightened risk of sexual assault revictimisation either by intimate partners or others | 77 | 3.92 | 0.62 | 71 | 56 (78.9) |
| I am aware that a trans client may lack or have decreased social supports (eg, family, friends, trusted service providers) | 77 | 4.09 | 0.59 | 71 | 55 (77.5) |
| I am aware that a partner of a trans client (trans identifying or not) also may be at a heightened risk of experiencing violence | 77 | 3.73 | 0.76 | 71 | 59 (83.1) |
| I am aware that the sexual assault of a trans client may have occurred in the context of a hate crime, which may be important to consider in safety planning | 77 | 4.00 | 0.76 | 71 | 62 (87.3) |
| I am aware that a trans client may face employment barriers due to their gender identity, resulting in heightened rates of sex work that can make them additionally vulnerable to revictimisation | 77 | 4.00 | 0.71 | 70 | 60 (85.7) |
| I am aware of available trans-positive resources and service providers in the community for a trans client requiring external support | 77 | 2.69 | 1.13 | 71 | 69 (97.2) |
| I am able to access/make referrals to available trans-positive resources and service providers in the community for a trans client requiring external support | 77 | 2.83 | 1.21 | 71 | 66 (93.0) |
*5=strongly agree, 4=agree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 2=disagree, 1=strongly disagree.
†n=total number of respondents indicating their level of agreement with each statement.
‡n=total number of respondents indicating whether they would benefit from additional training (yes/no).