Table 3.
Maternal report of childhood abuse, intimate partner violence or both and mental and physical health in the first four years of childbearing (n = 1507).
| No report of violence (46.2%) |
Childhood abuse alone (24.5%) |
IPV alone (12.5%) |
Childhood abuse and IPV (17.7%) |
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| Percent | OR [95%CI]a | Percent | OR [95%CI] | Percent | Percent | Percent | OR [95%CI] | |
| Poor physical health (SF-36 PCS)b | ||||||||
| Pregnancy | 13·5 | 1·0 [ref] | 16·4 | 1·3 [0·8–1·9] | 17·7 | 1·4 [0·8–2·4] | 23·9 | 2·0 [1·3–3·1] |
| 6 month postpartum | 10·0 | 1·0 [ref] | 16·9 | 1·8 [1·2–2·8] | 15·5 | 1·6 [1·0–2·8] | 20·9 | 2·4 [1·5–3·7] |
| 4 year postpartum | 13·7 | 1·0 [ref] | 16·0 | 1·2 [0·8–1·8] | 15·7 | 1·2 [0·7–2·0] | 22·0 | 1·8 [1·1–2·8] |
| Poor mental health (SF-36 MCS)c | ||||||||
| Pregnancy | 10·6 | 1·0 [ref] | 14·2 | 1·4 [0·9–2·2] | 20·6 | 2·2 [1·4–3·5] | 30·0 | 3·6 [2·4–5·5] |
| 6 month postpartum | 10·2 | 1·0 [ref] | 16·3 | 1·7 [1·1–2·6] | 22·6 | 2·6 [1·6–4·1] | 33·3 | 4·4 [2·9–6·7] |
| 4 year postpartum | 10·7 | 1·0 [ref] | 13·8 | 1·3 [0·9–2·0] | 25·0 | 2·8 [1·7–4·4] | 35·3 | 4·5 [3·0–6·8] |
| Depressive symptoms (EPDS) | ||||||||
| Pregnancy | 3·9 | 1·0 [ref] | 7·1 | 1·9 [1·0–3·9] | 13·1 | 3·8 [1·9–7·4] | 21·6 | 6·9 [3·8–12·4] |
| First year (3, 6, 12 months) | 10·0 | 1·0 [ref] | 16·8 | 1·8 [1·2–2·7] | 27·1 | 3·4 [2·1–5·3] | 37·4 | 5·4 [3·6–8·1] |
| Fourth year | 7·5 | 1·0 [ref] | 10·6 | 1·5 [0·9–2·4] | 24·8 | 4·0 [2·5–6·7] | 31·4 | 5·6 [3·6–8·8] |
| Anxiety (single item) | ||||||||
| Pregnancy | 7·7 | 1·0 [ref] | 15·5 | 2·2 [1·4–3·5] | 16·1 | 2·3 [1·3–4·1] | 26·0 | 4·2 [2·7–6·6] |
| First year (3, 6, 9, 12 months) | 16·7 | 1·0 [ref] | 29·8 | 2·1 [1·5–2·9] | 32·6 | 2·4 [1·6–3·7] | 45·3 | 4·1 [2·8–6·0] |
| Fourth year | 7·5 | 1·0 [ref] | 9·7 | 1·3 [0·8–2·2] | 18·3 | 2·8 [1·6–4·8] | 22·4 | 3·6 [2·1–6·0] |
a
95%CI = 95% confidence interval. Logistic regression with the odds ratios being the odds of reporting the dichotomous (yes/no) health outcome at each time point.
b
Poor health defined as SF-36 Physical Component Score < 1SD below mean.
c
Poor health defined as SF-36 Mental Component Score < 1SD below mean.