Journal article
Help-Seeking Behaviors of Abused Women in an Abortion Clinic Population
Journal of interpersonal violence, Vol.33(10), pp.1604-1628
05/2018
DOI: 10.1177/0886260515619168
PMID: 26729745
Abstract
Women who seek induced abortion procedures experience high rates of intimate partner violence, yet little is known about their help-seeking behaviors. Using data collected from patients attending a large Midwestern clinic who screened positive for intimate partner violence, we analyzed how help-seeking women differed from women not seeking help and those not disclosing their help-seeking behavior. We measured current and planned resource use and evaluated self-perceived helpfulness of resources. Severe battering, physical and/or sexual abuse, frequent sexual abuse, increased relationship length, and employment were positively associated with help-seeking. Nearly half of women who screened positive for abuse in the past year had already sought or planned to seek help, indicating this population is receptive to intervention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Help-Seeking Behaviors of Abused Women in an Abortion Clinic Population
- Creators
- Megan R W TePoel - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAAudrey F Saftlas - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAAnne B Wallis - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAKarisa Harland - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USACorinne Peek-Asa - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of interpersonal violence, Vol.33(10), pp.1604-1628
- DOI
- 10.1177/0886260515619168
- PMID
- 26729745
- NLM abbreviation
- J Interpers Violence
- ISSN
- 0886-2605
- eISSN
- 1552-6518
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- name: NIH/NICHD, award: R21 HD053850; name: CDC University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, award: R49 CE002108
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2018
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Emergency Medicine; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9983997368202771
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