Associations between experiencing physical violence in childhood and various health outcomes for female and male respondents
| No history of physical abuse prior to age 18 | History of physical abuse prior to age 18 | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |||||
| Health conditions | Weighted frequency % (n) Female | Weighted frequency % (n) Male | Weighted frequency % (n) Female | Weighted frequency % (n) Male | Female | Male | Female | Male |
| Felt depressed in the last month | 17.3 (182) | 11.6 (156) | 22.2 (236) | 25.1 (320) |
1.574*** (1.166 to 2.125) |
1.526*** (1.147 to 2.030) |
1.780*** (1.300 to 2.438) |
1.532*** (1.139 to 2.061) |
| Suicidal ideation | 5.4 (57) | 1.7 (23) | 8.3 (95) | 3.4 (55) |
1.724** (1.139 to 2.610) | 1.236 (0.693 to 2.204) |
1.818*** (1.187 to 2.785) | 1.205 (0.682 to 2.129) |
| Attempted suicide | 1.4 (15) | 0.4 (7) | 1.9 (21) | 0.9 (16) | 1.458 (0.664 to 3.198) | 1.271 (0.479 to 3.373) | 1.430 (0.608 to 3.360) | 1.231 (0.474 to 3.200) |
| Alcohol use† | 2.3 (25) | 9.3 (122) | 2.8 (30) | 18.1 (207) | 1.270 (0.662 to 2.437) | 1.259 (0.925 to 1.716) | 1.277 (0.667 to 2.445) |
1.597*** (1.125 to 2.269) |
| Drug use (marijuana, pills, ecstasy or huffed/sniffed any chemical such as petrol or glue) | 0.2 (2) | 2.7 (35) | 0.3 (1) | 8.5 (90) | 1.553 (0.139 to 17.32) |
2.009*** (1.215 to 3.324) | 1.307 (0.150 to 11.40) |
2.382*** (1.401 to 4.048) |
| Smoking | 0.1 (1) | 5.5 (76) | 0.3 (4) | 9.4 (112) | 2.929 (0.313 to 27.41) | 1.038 (0.711 to 1.514) | 2.600 (0.294 to 22.98) | 1.174 (0.767 to 1.798) |
| Taken an HIV test | 24.1 (248) | 8.9 (124) | 22.7 (251) | 13.9 (169) | 0.946 (0.711 to 1.258) | 0.942 (0.686 to 1.294) | 1.087 (0.765 to 1.545) | 1.045 (0.734 to 1.487) |
| Ever had a sexually transmitted disease | 1.1 (15) | 0.7 (13) | 0.7 (10) | 0.6 (9) | 0.674 (0.262 to 1.737) | 0.504 (0.200 to 1.273) | 0.806 (0.283 to 2.292) | 0.522 (0.213 to 1.282) |
| Vaginal or penile discharge | 2.6 (33) | 2 (33) | 3.1 (37) | 4.4 (55) | 1.250 (0.701 to 2.231) | 1.356 (0.769 to 2.389) | 1.299 (0.706 to 2.391) | 1.365 (0.749 to 2.485) |
| Genital sore/ulcer | 3.6 (38) | 1.2 (21) | 4.4 (40) | 5.2 (71) | 1.272 (0.741 to 2.186) |
2.762*** (1.577 to 4.840) | 1.151 (0.661 to 2.007) |
2.888*** (1.642 to 5.079) |
| Unwanted pregnancy or impregnation | 1.9 (19) | 1.1 (14) | 3.9 (39) | 1.3 (20) |
2.212** (1.109 to 4.413) | 0.696 (0.319 to 1.517) |
2.714*** (1.343 to 5.486) | 0.750 (0.330 to 1.703) |
*P<0.10, **P<0.05, ***P<0.001, controlled for age and socioeconomic status.
†More than a few sips.
Bolded text indicates the result was significant.