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. 2019 Feb 11;14(2):e0211685. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211685

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
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).