@article{ref1,
title="The impact of intimate partner violence on forgone healthcare: a population-based, multicentre European study",
journal="European journal of public health",
year="2019",
author="Costa, Diogo and Hatzidimitriadou, Eleni and Ioannidi-Kapolo, Elli and Lindert, Jutta and Soares, Joaquim and Sundin, Orjan and Toth, Olga and Barros, Henrique",
volume="29",
number="2",
pages="359-364",
abstract="BACKGROUND: To examine the relationship between forgone healthcare and involvement in intimate partner violence (IPV) as victims, perpetrators or both. <br><br>METHODS: This cross-sectional multicentre study assessed community non-institutionalized residents (n = 3496, aged 18-64) randomly selected from six European cities: Athens, Budapest, London, Östersund, Porto, Stuttgart. A common questionnaire was used, including self-reports of IPV and forgone healthcare ('Have you been in need of a certain care service in the past year, but did not seek any help?'). Odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed fitting logistic regression models adjusted for city, chronic disease, self-assessed health status and financial strain. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants experiencing past year IPV (vs. no violence) reported more often to forgone healthcare (n = 3279, 18.6% vs. 15.3%, P = 0.016). IPV experienced as both a victim and perpetrator was associated with forgone healthcare (adjusted OR, 95%CI: 1.32, 1.02-1.70). <br><br>CONCLUSION: IPV was associated with forgone healthcare, particularly for those experiencing violence as both victims and perpetrators. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that preventing IPV among adults may improve timely healthcare uptake.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1101-1262",
doi="10.1093/eurpub/cky167",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky167"
}