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. 2017 Feb 28;7(2):e013583. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013583

Table 3.

Associations between parental violence and witnessing violence between parents, male students

Characteristic Male (n=1334)
Witnessed shouting versus
witnessed no parental violence
Male (n=1195)
Witnessed physical IPV vs witnessed no parental violence
Male (n=1317)
Witnessed shouting and physical IPV vs witnessed no parental violence
aOR 95% CI p Value aOR 95% CI p Value aOR 95% CI p Value
Parental violence
 Emotional only 4.28 2.20 to 8.31 <0.001 0.74 0.08 to 6.72 0.781 6.77 3.96 to 11.56 <0.001
 Physical only 1.65 0.94 to 2.89 0.077 1.05 0.36 to 3.00 0.933 0.77 0.39 to 1.51 0.436
 Emotional and physical 6.53 3.29 to 12.96 <0.001 6.22 2.63 to 14.72 <0.001
Non-parental violence
 Emotional 2.67 1.86 to 3.86 <0.001 1.48 0.83 to 2.62 0.175 2.87 1.72 to 4.78 <0.001
 Physical* 1.69 1.09 to 2.64 0.021 2.48 1.67 to 3.68 <0.001 2.34 1.52 to 3.56 <0.001
 Sexual 1.84 0.94 to 3.61 0.074 2.24 0.57 to 8.83 0.243 3.51 1.52 to 8.10 0.004

aOR is adjusted OR, adjusted for age (years), eaten at least three meals in the past day versus less, share sleeping area with two or more children, versus less, share sleeping area with one or more adults versus less, have a disability versus not, worked 1–2 hours or 2 or more hours per day versus <1 hour.

*Any physical violence from non-parents but severe physical violence from school staff.

IPV, intimate partner violence.