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. 2013 Apr 6;3(2):73–81. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.02.006

Table 1.

Association between childhood physical abuse and relevant risk factors.

Full modela Reduced model

AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Control variables
Age
  13–14 0.62 0.39–0.99 0.62 0.39–0.96
  15–16 0.70 0.38–1.28 0.69 0.37–1.27
  17–18 Ref Ref Ref Ref
  19–20 0.92 0.52–1.63 0.88 0.50–1.54
  21–22 0.39 0.24–0.63 0.38 0.23–0.62
  23–24 0.31 0.13–0.72 0.30 0.13–0.69
Urbanicity
  Urban (ref) Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Rural 0.78 0.39–1.57 0.76 0.38–1.54
SES
  1st quintile 1.40 0.76–2.59 1.44 0.78–2.67
  2nd quintile 0.92 0.53–1.58 0.96 0.56–1.65
  3rd quintile 1.31 0.66–2.59 1.36 0.69–2.67
  4th quintile 1.24 0.65–2.40 1.28 0.67–2.45
  5th quintile (ref) Ref Ref Ref Ref
Family/home
Mother left family (before age 13)
  Yes 1.11 0.70–1.76
  No Ref Ref
Mother education level
  No formal education 1.11 0.67–1.85 1.11 0.65–1.89
  Primary 0.66 0.41–1.05 0.66 0.41–1.06
  Secondary/high School or tertiary Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Unknown 0.55 0.32–0.94 0.60 0.37–0.96
Relationship to mother
  Extremely/quite close Ref Ref
  Somewhat or not very close 1.44 0.87–2.37
  No relationship 1.49 0.70–3.16
Death of mother (before age 13)
  Yes 1.64 0.83–3.21 1.94 1.19–3.16
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref
No. of families lived with
  1 Ref Ref Ref Ref
  2 1.46 0.88–2.42 1.51 0.91–2.49
  3 or more 1.95 1.03–3.70 2.02 1.08–3.78
Other violence witnessed or experienced
Emotional abuse (prior to age 13)
  Yes 1.68 1.05–2.69 1.77 1.12–2.78
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Sexual violence (prior to age 13)
  Yes 1.36 0.65–2.85
  No Ref Ref

Ref = reference group.

a

Full Models included any variable significant in Individual Models (Adjusted Wald Chi-square, p < 0.10).