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Background and Objective: Domestic violence (DV) has been identified as a very serious problem that affects women and children at\nall levels of society, regardless of race, financial status, religion, and level of education. DV in Pakistan is a very sensitive issue keeping in\nmind the psychological, religious, and social aspects. The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge and perception about DV\namongst gynecologists working in the tertiary care teaching hospitals of Lahore city, Pakistan.\nMethods: It was a cross-sectional survey study carried out among the doctors working in the Gynecology departments in different tertiary\ncare teaching hospitals of Lahore from July to August, 2021. A total of 154 doctors of the Gynecology departments participated in this study.\nResults: Most of the participants (53.4%) had suboptimal knowledge regarding the screening tools for DV against the women reporting in\nGynecology clinics from July to August, 2021. A significant association was found between awareness regarding DV and an agreement for\nintroducing a formal training course (p < 0.05).\nConclusion: The knowledge and perception of health care providers to screen the cases of DV is the basic key to identify such victims.\nHowever, a proper training of the staff handling such patients needs to be implemented at government level.