Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Abused women disclose partner interference with health care: an unrecognised form of battering
Other Titles:	Journal of general internal medicine
Authors:	Sege, Robert Ganz, Michael L Williams, Corrine M McCloskey, Laura A Lichter, Erika Gerber, Megan
Keywords:	Risk factors;Health
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Springer Publishing
Citation:	22 (8), August 2007
Notes:	Background:Some providers observe that partners interfere with health care visits or treatment. There are no systematic investigations of the prevalence of or circumstances surrounding partner interference with health care and intimate partner violence (IPV). Design: A written survey of women attending health care clinics across 5 different medical departments (e.g., emergency, primary care, obstetrics–gynecology, pediatrics, addiction recovery) housed in 8 hospital and clinic sites in Metropolitan Boston. Participants: Women outpatients (N = 2,027) ranging in age, 59% White, 38% married, 22.6% born outside the U.S. Measurement: Questions from the Severity of Violence and Abuse Assessment Scale, the SF-36, and questions about demographics. Results: One in 20 women outpatients (4.6%) reported that their partners prevented them from seeking or interfered with health care. Among women with past-year physical abuse (n = 276), 17% reported that a partner interfered with their health care in contrast to 2% of women without abuse (adjusted odds ratios [OR] = 7.5). Further adjusted risk markers for partner interference included having less than a high school education (OR = 3.2), being born outside the U.S. (OR = 2.0), and visiting the clinic with a man attending (OR = 1.9). Partner interference raised the odds of women having poor health (OR = 1.8). [?2007 Springer Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit Journal of General Internal Medicine] This US study examines the extent to which abusive partners attempt to control women’s access to health care professionals and concludes that partner interference poses a significant obstacle to women’s ability to access health care.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13247
ISSN:	8848734
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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