Table 3.
The association between demographic factors and experienced violence in pregnancy, in the last 12 months, in adulthood, and in childhood in pregnant women seeking maternity care during COVID-19 (N = 660)
| Pregnancy n (%) | Last 12 months | Adulthood n (%) | Childhood n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abuse n (%) |
No abuse n (%) |
Abuse n (%) |
No abuse n (%) |
Abuse | No abuse | Abuse | No abuse | |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–25 | 4 (33.3) | 121 (18.9) | 4 (17.4) | 121 (19.3) | 33 (16.3) | 92 (20.5) | 46 (22.1) | 79 (17.8) |
| >25 | 8 (66.7) | 518 (81.1) | 19 (82.6) | 507 (80.7) | 169 (83.7) | 357 (79.5) | 162 (77.9) | 364 (82.2) |
| Parity | ||||||||
| Primiparae | 5 (41.7) | 282 (43.6) | 8 (34.8) | 279 (43.9) | 86 (41.7) | 201 (44.4) | 100 (47.4) | 187 (41.7) |
| Multiparae | 7 (58.3) | 365 (56.4) | 15 (65.2) | 359 (56.1) | 120 (58.3) | 252 (55.6) | 111 (52.6) | 261 (58.3) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 2 (16.7) * | 12 (1.9) | 2 (9.1) | 11 (1.9) | 4 (2) | 10 (2.2) | 7 (3.3) | 7 (1.6) |
| Married/cohabitating | 10 (83.3) | 626 (98.1) | 20 (90.9) | 554 (98.1) | 198 (98) | 438 (97.8) | 202 (96.7) | 434 (98.4) |
| Education level | ||||||||
| ≤14 years | 5 (41.7) | 138 (21,4) | 7 (30.4) | 136 (21.5) | 53 (25.7) | 90 (20) | 68 (32.4) ** | 75 (16.8) |
| ≥15 years | 7 (58.3) | 507 (78.6) | 16 (69.6) | 498 (78.5) | 153 (74.3) | 361 (80) | 142 (67.6) | 372 (83.2) |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Unemployed | 2 (16.7) | 40 (6.8) | 4 (18.2) | 38 (6.5) | 19 (10.3) | 23 (5.5) *** | 22 (12) **** | 20 (4.8) |
| Employed | 10 (83.3) | 551 (93.2) | 18 (81.8) | 543 (93.5) | 165 (89.7) | 396 (94.5) | 162 (88) | 399 (95.2) |
Fischer exacta test used in case of small figures < 5 * p =.025, ** χ2 (1, N = 657) = 20.43, p <.001, *** χ2 (1, N = 603) = 4.62, p =.032, **** χ2 (1, N = 603) = 10.18, p =.001