Table 3.

Prevalence of risk factors in pre- and post-pandemic periods.

Risk factor	Group	Pre-covid prevalence (number of stays)	Post-covid prevalence (number of stays)	Prevalence ratio (95% CI)a	p-valuea
Domestic violence	Overall	0.06 (360)	0.08 (639)	1.3 (1.16–1.48)	<0.0001
	Male	0.05 (106)	0.06 (163)	1.3 (0.99–1.60)	0.059
	Female	0.07 (254)	0.09 (476)	1.3 (1.13–1.51)	0.00035
Physical violence	Overall	0.02 (142)	0.03 (258)	1.3 (1.10–1.64)	0.0047
	Male	0.01 (29)	0.02 (50)	1.4 (0.90–2.22)	0.14
	Female	0.03 (113)	0.04 (208)	1.3 (1.02–1.60)	0.032
Sexual violence	Overall	0.04 (244)	0.07 (567)	1.7 (1.48–1.98)	<0.0001
	Male	0.01 (31)	0.02 (66)	1.7 (1.14–2.66)	0.0098
	Female	0.06 (213)	0.09 (501)	1.6 (1.40–1.91)	<0.0001
Social isolation	Overall	0.06 (383)	0.08 (640)	1.2 (1.09–1.39)	0.00071
	Male	0.07 (159)	0.08 (216)	1.1 (0.91–1.35)	0.31
	Female	0.06 (224)	0.08 (424)	1.3 (1.13–1.54)	0.00049
Suicide attempt history	Overall	0.36 (2160)	0.40 (3199)	1.1 (1.05–1.14)	<0.0001
	Male	0.33 (749)	0.36 (993)	1.1 (1.00–1.17)	0.037
	Female	0.38 (1411)	0.42 (2206)	1.1 (1.03–1.15)	0.0013

^ap values were computed using the Fisher exact test. The normal approximation method was used to obtain the 95%CIs.

Bold values identify statistical significance (p ≤ 0.05).