title: Intimate partner violence and community service needs among pregnant and postpartum Latina women.
abstract: Health care providers are advised to refer abused women to needed community services. However, little is known about abused women's perceived need for services, particularly among Latina women. We examined the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and perceived needs for legal, social, and job services among a prospective cohort of 210 pregnant Latinas. IPV was associated with needing social and legal services at most time points. Women with recent IPV experiences reported greater service needs than women with more remote IPV experiences, who in turn reported greater need than women without IPV experiences. We conclude that IPV may be associated with ongoing perceived needs for social and legal services among Latina perinatal patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. DEisenman@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Eisenman
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Lekeisha A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sumner
authors.forename: Sawssan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Honghu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055815:Young Adult