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Predictors of health care use among a predominantly hispanic, urban sample of individuals seeking IPV services

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Lawson, SL; Laughon, K; Gonzalez-Guarda, RM
Published in: Hispanic Health Care International
December 18, 2012

Hispanics, Blacks, and women are disproportionately burdened by intimate partner violence. Barriers to seeking medical care play an important role in victims accessing the full myriad of services they need. A secondary analysis of data collected over a 6-month period at a coordinated domestic violence social agency was completed to assess predictors of seeking medical care after experiencing intimate partner violence. A hierarchical logistic regression was conducted to assess the predictive ability of socioeconomic factors, type of abuse, and severity of abuse. Hispanic victims of intimate partner violence were less likely to seek medical attention compared to non-Hispanic Whites, even after controlling for socioeconomic factors, type of abuse, and severity of abuse, Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 5 .40, p 5 .05, 95% CI [.164,.995]. Victims reporting physical abuse were over seven times more likely to seek medical attention, AOR 5 8.02, p 5.04, 95% CI [2.35, 27.34]. Medical care needs to be incorporated into coordinated social services offered to victims of intimate partner violence. © 2012 Springer Publishing Company.

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Hispanic Health Care International

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1540-4153

Publication Date

December 18, 2012

Volume

10

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1

Start / End Page

28 / 35

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Lawson, S. L., Laughon, K., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2012). Predictors of health care use among a predominantly hispanic, urban sample of individuals seeking IPV services. Hispanic Health Care International, 10(1), 28–35. https://doi.org/10.1891/1540-4153.10.1.28
Lawson, S. L., K. Laughon, and R. M. Gonzalez-Guarda. “Predictors of health care use among a predominantly hispanic, urban sample of individuals seeking IPV services.” Hispanic Health Care International 10, no. 1 (December 18, 2012): 28–35. https://doi.org/10.1891/1540-4153.10.1.28.
Lawson SL, Laughon K, Gonzalez-Guarda RM. Predictors of health care use among a predominantly hispanic, urban sample of individuals seeking IPV services. Hispanic Health Care International. 2012 Dec 18;10(1):28–35.
Lawson, S. L., et al. “Predictors of health care use among a predominantly hispanic, urban sample of individuals seeking IPV services.” Hispanic Health Care International, vol. 10, no. 1, Dec. 2012, pp. 28–35. Scopus, doi:10.1891/1540-4153.10.1.28.
Lawson SL, Laughon K, Gonzalez-Guarda RM. Predictors of health care use among a predominantly hispanic, urban sample of individuals seeking IPV services. Hispanic Health Care International. 2012 Dec 18;10(1):28–35.
Journal cover image

Published In

Hispanic Health Care International

DOI

ISSN

1540-4153

Publication Date

December 18, 2012

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

28 / 35

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • 1605 Policy and Administration
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services