Table 1.
Women's baseline and follow-up characteristics by IPV patterns (continued abuse vs. ending and never abused)*, n = 370.
| Characteristics | Level |
Continued abuse n = 94 |
Ending abuse n = 135 |
Never abused n = 141 |
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| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Women's age at follow-up (years) | 18-23 | 31 | (33) | 36 | (27) | 39 | (28) |
| 24-27 | 29 | (31) | 36 | (27) | 36 | (25) | |
| 28-31 | 19 | (20) | 31 | (23) | 27 | (19) | |
| 32-50 | 15 | (16) | 32 | (23) | 39 | (28) | |
| Marital status baseline | Partner | 86 | (91) | 113 | (84) | 112 | (79) |
| Alone | 8 | (9) | 22 | (16) | 29 | (21)† | |
| Marital status follow-up | Same partner | 82 | (87) | 101 | (75) | 112 | (79) |
| New partner/alone | 12 | (13) | 34 | (25)† | 29 | (21) | |
| Employment follow-up | Yes | 32 | (34) | 41 | (30) | 50 | (36) |
| No | 62 | (66) | 94 | (70) | 91 | (64) | |
| Women's education | > 3rd grade | 38 | (40) | 65 | (48) | 95 | (67) |
| ≤ 3rd grade | 56 | (60) | 70 | (52) | 46 | (33)† | |
| Parity | 1 | 25 | (27) | 44 | (33) | 69 | (49) |
| 2 or more | 69 | (73) | 91 | (67) | 72 | (51)† | |
| Residency | Rural | 32 | (34) | 68 | (50) | 22 | (16) |
| Urban | 62 | (66) | 67 | (50)† | 119 | (84)† | |
| Socioeconomic status | Non poor | 36 | (38) | 46 | (34) | 71 | (51) |
| Poor | 58 | (62) | 89 | (66) | 70 | (49) | |
| Perceived emotional distress baseline | SRQ ≤ 6 | 41 | (44) | 70 | (52) | 110 | (78) |
| SRQ ≥ 7 | 53 | (56) | 65 | (48) | 31 | (22)† | |
| Perceived emotional distress follow-up | SRQ ≤ 6 | 47 | (50) | 97 | (72) | 118 | (84) |
| SRQ ≥ 7 | 47 | (50) | 38 | (28)† | 23 | (16)† | |
| Partner control baseline | None | 17 | (18) | 58 | (43) | 89 | (63) |
| 1-7 activities | 77 | (82) | 77 | (57)† | 52 | (37)† | |
| Partner control Follow-up | None | 20 | (21) | 90 | (67) | 109 | (77) |
| 1-7 activities | 74 | (79) | 45 | (33)† | 32 | (23)† | |
| S. resources baseline | High | 44 | (47) | 88 | (65) | 102 | (72) |
| Low | 50 | (53) | 47 | (35)† | 39 | (28)† | |
| S. resources Follow-up | High | 33 | (35) | 70 | (52) | 76 | (54) |
| Low | 61 | (65) | 65 | (48)† | 65 | (46)† | |
| Combined partner control | High-increased | 74 | (79) | 45 | (33) | 32 | (23) |
| No control-decreased | 20 | (21) | 90 | (67)† | 109 | (77)† | |
| Combined social resources | Low-decreased | 61 | (65) | 65 | (48) | 65 | (46) |
| High-increased | 33 | (35) | 70 | (52)† | 76 | (54)† | |
*Women who experienced abused only at follow-up (28) not included, † p < 0.05