Table 3. Intimate partner abuse and relationship problems in the first 12 months postpartum (n = 1208).
Australian-born women n = 1021 n (%) |
Migrant women n = 187 n (%) |
Odds ratio (95% CI)c | |
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Intimate partner abusea | |||
No abuse | 848 (83.06) | 145 (77.5) | 1.0 (ref) |
Emotional abuse alone | 92 (9.0) | 26 (13.9) | 1.7 (1.0, 2.6) |
Physical and emotional abuse | 81 (7.9) | 16 (8.65) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.0) |
Any partner abuse | 173 (16.9) | 42 (22.5) | 1.4 (1.0, 2.1) |
Relationship problemsb | 465 (42.8) | 98 (44.3) | 1.1 (0.8,1.4) |
a Measured using the Composite Abuse Scale at 12 months postpartum
b Women who reported relationship problems at 3, 6 and/or 12 months postpartum
c Odds ratios (OR) refer to the odds of specific health outcomes among migrant women compared with Australian-born women (as the reference category).