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. 2023 May 31;31(2):235–253. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2023.2192257

Table 5.

revalence of self-reported childhood trauma across the 2003, 2009 and 2015 YPICHS samples.

  Year (n) Prevalence (%) OR [95% CI] p aOR [95% CI] p
Moderate to extreme emotional abuse 2003 (218) 33 (15.1) 1.00 [ref]      
2009 (307) 48 (15.6) 1.04 [0.64, 1.68] .88    
2015 (189) 36 (19.0) 1.32 [0.79, 2.22] .30    
Moderate to extreme physical abuse 2003 (220) 65 (29.5) 1.00 [ref]      
2009 (307) 71 (23.1) 0.72 [0.48, 1.06] .10    
2015 (189) 49 (25.9) 0.84 [0.54, 1.29] .42    
Moderate to extreme sexual abuse 2003 (220) 15 (6.8) 1.00 [ref]      
2009 (307) 23 (7.5) 1.11 [0.56, 2.17] .77    
2015 (189) 16 (8.5) 1.26 [0.61, 2.63] .53    
Moderate to extreme emotional neglect 2003 (219) 34 (15.5) 1.00 [ref]      
2009 (307) 51 (16.6) 1.08 [0.68, 1.74] .74    
2015 (189) 38 (20.1) 1.37 [0.82, 2.28] .23    
Moderate to extreme physical neglect 2003 (219) 37 (16.9) 1.00 [ref]      
2009 (307) 69 (22.5) 1.43 [0.92, 2.22] .12    
2015 (189) 52 (27.5) 1.87[1.16, 3.01] .01 1.91[1.14, 3.18] .01
Abuse of any type (low, moderate, severe or extreme) 2003 (216) 147 (68.1) 1.00 [ref]      
2009 (307) 184 (59.9) 0.70 [0.49, 1.01] .06    
2015 (189) 128 (67.7) 0.99 [0.65, 1.50] .94    

Note: YPICHS = Young People in Custody Health Survey; OR = odds ratio; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Scores from the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Multivariate analyses include the following additional covariates: Indigenous status, language spoken at home, school attendance prior to incarceration, parental incarceration, previous incarceration and offence type.

Bolded = p significant at the < .05 level.