Health service use by same-sex attracted Australian women for alcohol and mental health issues: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Same-sex attracted women (SSAW) have higher rates of alcohol and mental health problems than heterosexual women, but utilisation of and satisfaction with treatment is limited.

Aim: This study investigated the influences on health service use for alcohol and mental health problems among SSAW.

Design & Setting: The Gelberg-Andersen behavioural model of health service utilisation was used to generate outcome variables.