Physical Abuse Raises Women's Health Costs Over 40 Percent
Monday, March 23, 2009 - 22:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women. And the costs don't end when the abuse does. The study revealed that women who suffered physical abuse five or more years earlier still spent 19 percent more per year on health care than women who were never abused.