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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2005 Nov 24;40(12):955–963. doi: 10.1007/s00127-005-0983-1

Table 2.

Prevalence of mental health outcomes and adverse experiences by gender

Prevalence (%) (95% CI)
Prevalence ratio (95% CI)
Men (N=144) Women (N=199) Total (N=343)
Mental health outcomes
CMD 16.7 (8.8–29.2) 22.6 (15.3–32.2) 20.1 (14.1–27.3) 1.4 (0.7–2.5)
Substance use 22.9 (14.1–34.9)  5.5 (2.0–14.4) 12.8 (8.2–19.5) 0.2 (0.1–0.7)*
Alcohol-related disorders 38.2 (27.3–50.5)  4.5 (2.0–9.7) 18.7 (13.1–25.6) 0.1 (0.0–0.3)**
Adverse experiences
Sexual abuse  4.9 (1.1–18.4)  6.5 (2.1–18.4)  5.8 (2.4–13.5) 1.3 (0.2–6.5)
Physical abuse 15.3 (8.2–26.6)  9.0 (5.2–15.4) 11.7 (7.6–17.4) 0.6 (0.2–1.3)
Emotional abuse 34.0 (23.6–46.3) 30.2 (21.4–40.6) 31.8 (24.9–39.6) 0.9 (0.5–1.4)
Any abuse 41.0 (29.8–35.1) 35.2 (25.5–46.3) 37.6 (30.1–45.8) 0.9 (0.5–1.3)
Witnessing maternal battering  9.7 (4.0–21.7)  7.5 (4.0–13.8)  8.5 (4.9–14.1) 0.8 (0.3–2.1)
*

p<0.005

**

p<0.0001