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. 2011 Jun 7;11:42. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-42

Table 1.

Characteristics of non-abused and abused women, and dimensions of abuse

Characteristic Non-abused Weighted N = 68100 Any Abuse Weighted N = 8400

Percent Percent
Preterm delivery 6.1 6.6
Small for Gestational Age 8.3 8.2
Postpartum depression 6.4 15.8
Maternal Age
35+ years 18.5 10.2
20 to 34 years 79.5 78.8
<20 years 2.0 11.0
Single/divorced/separated/widowed 6.1 26.9
Foreign-born 25.6 11.9
Low income after-tax cut-off (LICO-AT)
Above 74.7 55.1
At or below 16.3 35.4
Missing 9.0 9.4
Diagnosed with depression or took antidepressant before pregnancy 14.2 25.9
Abuse items
Type of abuse*
Threats or potential hurting acts 87.3
Physical or sexual 53.8
Both combined 41.1
Frequency of abuse
Once 43.4
1 to 5 37.3
6 or more 19.3
Perpretrator of abuse*
Partner/husband/boyfriend 52.0
Family/friend/stranger/other 49.4
Both combined 1.4
Timing of abuse*
During pregnancy 30.4
Before and during pregnancy 15.6

*Categories are not mutually exclusive and therefore do not add up to 100%.