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. 2021 Mar 23;11(3):e044907. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044907

Table 5.

Prevalence rates and changes in help sought and help received between 2003 and 2019 by those who reported at least one type of sexual or physical IPV

Source of help Help sought (Who you told about IPV) Who helped you with IPV
2003 (n=957) 2019 (n=322) OR P value 2003 (n=957) 2019 (n=322) OR P value
No one 223
23.3 (20.6 to 26.3)
89
30.0 (24.8 to 35.9)
1.41 (1.04 to 1.92) 0.027 397
40.6 (37.5 to 43.9)
125
39.9 (34.5 to 45.6)
0.97 (0.74 to 1.27) 0.8
Informal sources 679
71.3 (68.1 to 74.2)
216
64.6 (58.7 to 70.1)
0.74 (0.55 to 0.98) 0.037 489
52.0 (48.8 to 55.3)
171
52.1 (46.4 to 57.7)
1.00 (0.77 to 1.30) 0.9
 Formal sources Police/lawyer/court 132
13.6 (11.4 to 16.2)
49
13.8 (10.4 to 18.2)
1.02 (0.69 to 1.49) 0.9 89
9.1 (7.4 to 11.2)
31
8.8 (6.1 to 12.5)
0.96 (0.61 to 1.50) 0.8
Women’s refugee/Non-governmental organisation/women’s organisation/Marae 44
4.5 (3.2 to 6.3)
24
6.9 (4.3 to 11.0)
1.57 (0.84 to 2.91) 0.15 43
4.3 (3.1 to 5.9)
19
5.3 (3.1 to 8.9)
1.24 (0.64 to 2.37) 0.5
Health workers 125
12.9 (10.8 to 15.4)
40
11.2 (8.2 to 15.1)
0.85 (0.57 to 1.26) 0.4 71
7.7 (5.9 to 9.9)
26
8.0 (5.4 to 11.6)
1.04 (0.63 to 1.71) 0.8
Counsellor 168
16.7 (14.4 to 19.2)
45
12.2 (8.9 to 16.6)
0.69 (0.47 to 1.03) 0.07 103
10.4 (7.4 to 14.3)
37
10.4 (7.4 to 14.3)
0.98 (0.64 to 1.49) 0.9
At least one 294
30.3 (27.3 to 33.4)
93
25.8 (21.1 to 31.1)
0.80 (0.59 to 1.08) 0.1 203
21.1 (18.5 to 24.0)
67
19.4 (15.2 to 24.4)
0.90 (0.64 to 1.25) 0.5
Religious leader (priest in 2003)/church member 31
3.2 (2.2 to 4.8)
4
1.1 (0.4 to 2.8)
0.32 (0.11 to 0.93) 0.037 16
1.8 (1.0 to 3.1)
5
1.3 (0.5 to 3.2)
0.73 (0.26 to 2.08) 0.5

IPV, intimate partner violence.