Intimate Partner Violence, Health Status, and Health Care Access Among Women with Disabilities

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten A. Barrett ◽  
Bonnie O'Day ◽  
Allison Roche ◽  
Barbara Lepidus Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Care Access

Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Across Medical and Surgical Health Care Settings

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Sprague ◽  
J. Carel Goslings ◽  
Celine Hogentoren ◽  
Simone de Milliano ◽  
Nicole Simunovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Health Care Settings

Disparities in Health Status and Health Care Access and Use Among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites in California

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 799-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giyeon Kim ◽  
Ami N. Bryant ◽  
R. Turner Goins ◽  
Courtney B. Worley ◽  
David A. Chiriboga
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Alaska Natives ◽  
California Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Care Access

Objectives: The present study compared the characteristics of health status and health care access and use among older American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) to those of non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Methods: Data were drawn from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey, with a total of 17,156 adults aged 60 and older (198 AIANs and 16,958 NHWs) analyzed. Results: Older AIANs reported poorer physical and mental health than did NHWs. AIANs were less likely than NHWs to see a medical doctor and have a usual source of medical care and were more likely than NHWs to delay getting needed medical care and report difficulty understanding the doctor at their last visit. Discussion: These findings highlight the vulnerability and unmet health care needs of older AIANs. More research on the older AIAN population is clearly needed to document their health care needs in order to better inform efforts to reduce health disparities.

Asking about intimate partner violence: advice from female survivors to health care providers

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy C. Chang ◽  
Michele R. Decker ◽  
Kathryn E. Moracco ◽  
Sandra L. Martin ◽  
Ruth Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Female Survivors

The US Mental Health Care System’s Response to Intimate Partner Violence: A Call to Action

2021 ◽  
pp. 3175-3200
Author(s):  
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling ◽  
Candice Selwyn ◽  
Emma Lathan ◽  
Mallory Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
The Us

scholarly journals Ethiopian Health Care Workers’ Insights into and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy—A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3745
Author(s):  
Bosena Tebeje Gashaw ◽  
Berit Schei ◽  
Kari Nyheim Solbraekke ◽  
Jeanette H. Magnus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Pregnancy Outcomes ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
In Pregnancy

Violence against women is a global pandemic, with the potential to spread through generations. Intimate partner violence has impacts on women’s sexual, reproductive, and psycho-social health. It can occur during pregnancy and adversely affect the health of both mother and child. Health care workers involved in antenatal care can have a unique role in identifying intimate partner violence and in intervening, preventing, and mitigating its consequences. In this study, the objective was to explore Ethiopian health care workers’ insights of and responses to intimate partner violence in pregnancy. Using an exploratory design, this qualitative study includes ten semi-structured interviews of health care workers representing different antenatal care centers in Jimma, Ethiopia. The content analyses of translated interview notes were conducted with Atlas.ti7 software, (Atlas.ti Scientific Software Development Gmbh, Berlin). The health care workers shared their insights of the consequences of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in addition to their experience with and responses to the victims. There was a limited understanding of the extent of the adverse impacts of intimate partner violence on pregnancy outcomes, as well as the potential long-term health implications. The informants described how they only gave medical treatment for obstetric complications or visible trauma during pregnancy. There was no formal referral to or linkages with other resources. Women’s empowerment and systemic changes in the health care, including training and capacity building, clear guidelines addressing management of intimate partner violence in pregnancy, and inclusion of intimate partner violence screening tools in the Ethiopian antenatal care chart/card, were recommended by the informants. The adverse impacts of intimate partner violence on pregnancy outcomes were poorly understood by the Ethiopian health care workers in this study. They offered limited assistance to the victims and recommended changes in the routine antenatal care (ANC) and health care systems. They identified various policy initiatives focusing on women’s empowerment to reduce intimate partner violence and its complications especially during pregnancy.

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