title: Protection order petitioners' health care utilization.
abstract: Little work has explored the extent to which female victims of intimate partner violence use medical and legal services. In this cross-sectional study of a sample of women seeking orders of protection at family court (N = 95), we report descriptive, self-report data on health care utilization and insurance coverage. Although 85% of the petitioners had private or public health insurance, 39% reported delayed medical care, and 14% had not obtained medical care of any kind. The response to address interpersonal violence victimization should attempt to connect women using the courts with needed health care services.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Catherine_Cerulli@URMC.Rochester.edu
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cerulli
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Edwardsen
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duda
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Conner
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018585:Battered Women / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D055815:Young Adult