Table 2.
Characteristics of women without and with a mild, moderate or severe history of sexual violence in the mother and child cohort study, N = 78 660 (column %)
| No sexual violence | Mild sexual violence | Moderate sexual violence | Severe sexual violence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n = 64 192% |
n = 9 444% |
n = 2 219% |
n = 2 805% |
| Age* |
|
|
|
|
| <19 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
| 20–25 |
16.6 |
18.7 |
18.7 |
26.7 |
| 26–31 |
48.8 |
43.3 |
42.3 |
38.5 |
| 32–37 |
29.2 |
30.8 |
30.7 |
23.7 |
| ≥38 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
4.9 |
| Education* |
|
|
|
|
| Primary |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
9.7 |
| Secondary |
34.4 |
40.4 |
45.8 |
54.3 |
| Higher ≤4 years |
40.6 |
36.4 |
30.7 |
24.3 |
| Higher >4 years |
23.1 |
19.9 |
17.8 |
11.7 |
| Occupation* |
|
|
|
|
| Employed |
82.8 |
76.3 |
70.9 |
62.4 |
| Student |
9.5 |
12.7 |
14.0 |
16.2 |
| Not employed |
7.7 |
11.0 |
15.1 |
21.4 |
| Civil status* |
|
|
|
|
| Married/cohabitant |
97.3 |
94.2 |
92.3 |
88.9 |
| Other |
2.7 |
5.8 |
7.7 |
11.1 |
| Smoking during pregnancy* |
7.1 |
11.8 |
16.5 |
22.4 |
| Alcohol during pregnancy* |
11.3 |
14.9 |
14.6 |
12.5 |
| Parity* |
|
|
|
|
| Nulliparous |
55.4 |
53.1 |
51.4 |
55.4 |
| Multiparous |
44.6 |
46.9 |
48.6 |
44.6 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI* |
|
|
|
|
| <20 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
13.3 |
14.3 |
| 20–24.9 |
56.7 |
55.9 |
52.4 |
48.4 |
| 25–29.9 |
21.6 |
21.4 |
22.0 |
23.3 |
| ≥30 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
12.2 |
13.9 |
| Mental distress* |
5.1 |
12.2 |
14.5 |
20.9 |
| Adult physical violence* |
9.2 |
30.7 |
47.0 |
53.0 |
| Child physical violence* |
2.8 |
11.0 |
22.8 |
34.6 |
| Adult emotional abuse* |
12.1 |
31.4 |
40.4 |
44.7 |
| Child emotional abuse* |
10.6 |
23.9 |
33.0 |
39.3 |
| Adult sexual abuse Q3* |
0.7 |
20.1 |
36.1 |
40.6 |
| Child sexual abuse Q3* | 1.8 | 20.1 | 40.6 | 52.8 |
* P < 0.001 using Pearson X2.