title: Prospective association of intimate partner violence with receipt of clinical preventive services in women of reproductive age.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) have a greater risk for adverse health outcomes, suggesting the importance of preventive services in this group. Little prior research has explored how IPV exposure impacts receipt of relevant preventive services. We assess the prospective association of IPV exposure with receiving specific preventive services.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women in the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study's longitudinal cohort study (conducted 2004-2007; n = 1,420) identified past-year exposure to IPV at baseline and receipt of IPV-relevant preventive services (counseling for safety and violence concerns, tests for sexually transmitted infections [STIs], counseling for STIs, Pap testing, counseling for smoking/tobacco use, alcohol/drug use, and birth control) at 2-year follow-up. Multiple logistic regression analysis assessed the impact of IPV on service receipt, controlling for relevant covariates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women exposed to IPV had greater odds of receiving safety and violence counseling (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.25-4.61), and tests for STIs (AOR, 2.46; 95% CI, 1.41-4.28) compared with women who had not been exposed to IPV. Independent of other predictors, including IPV, women who saw an obstetrician-gynecologist were more likely to receive Pap tests, STI/HIV testing and counseling, and birth control counseling, compared with women who had not seen an obstetrician-gynecologist.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall rates of preventive service receipt for all women in the sample were low. Women exposed to IPV were more likely to receive safety and violence counseling and STI testing, and seeing an obstetrician-gynecologist increased the odds of receiving several preventive services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA. jmccallhosenfeld@hmc.psu.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: McCall-Hosenfeld
authors.forename: Cynthia H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Carol S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Weisman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult