Table II.
Effect of childhood abuse on lifetime substance abuse, adult victimization, and HIV sexual risk
Planned contrasts |
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Physical abuse only n = 35 | Sexual abuse only n = 22 | Physical and sexual abuse n = 49 | No abuse n = 46 | Overall differences | Physical only vs. sexual only | Any abuse vs. no abuse | |
Substance abuse | |||||||
Drug use disorder | 29% | 68% | 57% | 46% | χ2 = 10.59* | χ2 = 8.61** | χ2 = 0.24 |
Alcohol use disorder | 40% | 27% | 39% | 44% | χ2 = 1.68 | χ2 = 0.96 | χ2 = 0.60 |
Substance use problem | 71% | 82% | 74% | 70% | χ2 = 1.19 | χ2 = 0.79 | χ2 = 0.40 |
Cocaine use | 54% | 73% | 59% | 52% | χ2 = 2.82 | χ2 = 1.94 | χ2 = 0.89 |
Adult victimization | |||||||
Physical | 46% | 27% | 59% | 30% | χ2 = 10.54* | χ2 = 1.94 | χ2 = 4.10* |
Sexual | 29% | 18% | 43% | 9% | χ2 = 15.34** | χ2 = 0.79 | χ2 = 9.95** |
Lifetime HIV risk | |||||||
Sex trading | 26% | 46% | 47% | 17% | χ2 = 11.78** | χ2 = 2.37 | χ2 = 7.18** |
≥20 sex partners | 37% | 46% | 47% | 24% | χ2 = 6.08* | χ2 = 0.39 | χ2 = 5.20* |
Sexually transmitted infections | 40% | 50% | 45% | 17% | χ2 = 10.69* | χ2 = 0.55 | χ2 = 10.09** |
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p < .01