Compared with nonvictims, victims made how many more visits to their physicians?

Compared with nonvictims, victims made how many more visits to their physicians?

• A. Half as many
• B. The same
• C. Twice as many
• D. Five times as many

Answer: (C)

When people are exposed to intimate partner violence, they tend to need more medical care due to injuries, chronic pain, and related health issues, including mental health concerns. This tends to translate into higher healthcare utilization. In the comparison, victims make about twice as many physician visits as nonvictims. So the correct interpretation is that victims have roughly two times as many visits. The other possibilities don’t fit the typical pattern: fewer visits would contradict the added injuries and health effects, the same number would imply no difference, and five times as many would indicate a much larger disparity than what is usually observed.

When people are exposed to intimate partner violence, they tend to need more medical care due to injuries, chronic pain, and related health issues, including mental health concerns. This tends to translate into higher healthcare utilization.

In the comparison, victims make about twice as many physician visits as nonvictims. So the correct interpretation is that victims have roughly two times as many visits.

The other possibilities don’t fit the typical pattern: fewer visits would contradict the added injuries and health effects, the same number would imply no difference, and five times as many would indicate a much larger disparity than what is usually observed.