Table 2.
Intimate Partner Violence History
| Variable (weight in parentheses) | Full sample (n = 373) | ≥ 1 HI due to IPV (n = 255) | HI not due to IPV (n = 118) | t/χ2 | P | d/OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical violence, MW (SD) | 21.6 (11.2) | 23.8 (11.0) | 17.0 (10.2) | t = 5.68 | <0.001 | d = 0.64 (0.41, 0.86) |
| Twist arm or hair (1), n (%) | 227 (61.0%) | 173 (67.8%) | 54 (46.2%) | χ2 = 15.86 | <0.001 | OR = 2.46 (1.57, 3.85) |
| Push or shove (1), n (%) | 318 (85.5%) | 221 (86.7%) | 97 (82.9%) | χ2 = 0.914 | 0.339 | OR = 1.34 (0.73, 2.45) |
| Grab (1), n (%) | 323 (86.8%) | 226 (88.6%) | 97 (82.9%) | χ2 = 2.30 | 0.130 | OR = 1.61 (0.87, 2.98) |
| Slap (1), n (%) | 204 (55.0%) | 159 (62.6%) | 45 (38.5%) | χ2 = 18.85 | <0.001 | OR = 2.68 (1.71, 4.20) |
| Kick (2), n (%) | 167 (45.0%) | 134 (52.8%) | 33 (28.2%) | χ2 = 19.51 | <0.001 | OR = 2.84 (1.77, 4.56) |
| Bite (2), n (%) | 55 (14.8%) | 44 (17.3%) | 11 (9.4%) | χ2 = 3.98 | 0.046 | OR = 2.02 (1.00, 4.07) |
| Punch or hit with something (2), n (%) | 242 (65.1%) | 182 (71.4%) | 60 (51.3%) | χ2 = 14.24 | <0.001 | OR = 2.37 (1.51, 3.73) |
| Slam against the wall (2), n (%) | 221 (59.4%) | 164 (64.3%) | 57 (48.7%) | χ2 = 8.09 | 0.004 | OR = 1.90 (1.22, 2.96) |
| Beat up (5), n (%) | 265 (71.0%) | 203 (79.6%) | 62 (52.5%) | χ2 = 28.73 | <0.001 | OR = 3.53 (2.20, 5.66) |
| Burn or scald on purpose (5), n (%) | 35 (9.4%) | 30 (11.8%) | 5 (4.3%) | χ2 = 5.33 | 0.021 | OR = 3.00 (1.13, 7.94) |
| Choke/Strangle (5), n (%) | 246 (66.1%) | 181 (71.0%) | 65 (55.6%) | χ2 = 8.52 | 0.004 | OR = 1.96 (1.24, 3.08) |
| Threaten with a knife or gun (6), n (%) | 220 (59.3%) | 160 (63.2%) | 60 (50.8%) | χ2 = 5.12 | 0.024 | OR = 1.66 (1.07, 2.59) |
| Try to run down with a car (6), n (%) | 85 (22.8%) | 72 (28.3%) | 13 (11.0%) | χ2 = 13.73 | <0.001 | OR = 3.20 (1.69, 6.05) |
| Used a knife or fired a gun on (8), n (%) | 175 (47.3%) | 128 (50.8%) | 47 (39.8%) | χ2 = 3.88 | 0.049 | OR = 1.56 (1.00, 2.43) |
| Sexual violence, MW (SD) | 1.8 (2.2) | 2.1 (2.4) | 1.3 (1.8) | t = 3.73 | <0.001 | d = 0.38 (0.16, 0.60) |
| Sexual insistence (1), n (%) | 205 (55.1%) | 148 (58.3%) | 57 (48.3%) | χ2 = 3.23 | 0.072 | OR = 1.49 (0.96, 2.32) |
| Threats to do sexual things including intercourse (2), n (%) | 84 (22.6%) | 68 (26.9%) | 16 (13.6%) | χ2 = 8.15 | 0.004 | OR = 2.34 (1.29, 4.25) |
| Physical force to do sexual things including intercourse (3), n (%) | 103 (27.8%) | 83 (32.8%) | 20 (16.9%) | χ2 = 10.09 | 0.001 | OR = 2.39 (1.38, 4.14) |
In terms of missing data, six participants were missing on one or more physical violence items and two participants were missing on one or more sexual violence items.
CI, confidence interval; HI, head injury; IPV, intimate partner violence; OR, odds ratio; Mw, weighted mean; SD, standard deviation.