Citation

Cerulli C, Edwardsen EA, Duda J, Conner KR, Caine E. Violence Against Women 2010; 16(6): 679-690.

Affiliation

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Catherine_Cerulli@URMC.Rochester.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801210370028

PMID

20445078

Abstract

Little work has explored the extent to which female victims of intimate partner violence use medical and legal services. In this cross-sectional study of a sample of women seeking orders of protection at family court (N = 95), we report descriptive, self-report data on health care utilization and insurance coverage. Although 85% of the petitioners had private or public health insurance, 39% reported delayed medical care, and 14% had not obtained medical care of any kind. The response to address interpersonal violence victimization should attempt to connect women using the courts with needed health care services.

Language: en