title: Primary health care service use among women who have recently left an abusive partner: income and racialization, unmet need, fits of services, and health.
abstract: Primary health care (PHC) can improve the health of women who have experienced intimate partner violence; yet, access to and fit of PHC services may be shaped by income and racialization. We examined whether income and racialization were associated with differences in PHC service use, unmet needs, fit with needs, and mental and physical health in a sample of 286 women who had separated from an abusive partner. Mothers, unemployed women, and those with lower incomes used more PHC services and reported a poorer fit of services. Poorer fit of services was related to poorer mental and physical health.
authors.affiliation: a Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing , Western University , London , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Marieka T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Stam
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ford-Gilboe
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Regan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult