Observational study shows increased reproductive healthcare visits in women post-sexual assault, highlighting IPV's role as a determinant.
The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of anal/vaginal injury and intimate partner violence (IPV) on women's (n = 679) reproductive healthcare utilization in the year following a sexual assault medical-forensic examination. A significant main effect of IPV on reproductive healthcare visits was found such that experiencing IPV was associated with an increase in the incidence rate for count of obstetrics-gynecology/sexually transmitted infection visits across anal/vaginal injury models. Further, IPV was not found to significantly moderate the relationship between anal/vaginal injury and reproductive healthcare utilization. Implications surrounding sexual assault survivors long-term are discussed.
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