Citation

Tepoel MR, Saftlas AF, Wallis AB, Harland K, Peek-Asa CL. J. Interpers. Violence 2018; 33(10): 1604-1628.

Affiliation

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA corinne-peek-asa@uiowa.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

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.

Language: en