Table 4.
Associations between type of abuse, developmental period of exposure, and risk of common mental disorders among young women who use substances in Cape Town, South Africa (n = 499) 1.
| Mental Health, Substance Use and Sexual Risk | Physical and Sexual Abuse during Childhood or Early Adolescence 1
OR/B (95% CI) 2,3 |
Physical and Sexual Abuse in Late Adolescence 1
OR/B (95% CI) |
Physical and Sexual Abuse during Both Developmental Periods OR/B (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Abuse Only | Sexual Abuse Only | Physical & Sexual Abuse | Physical Abuse Only | Sexual Abuse Only | Physical & Sexual Abuse | Physical Abuse Only | Sexual Abuse Only | Physical & Sexual Abuse | |
| Depression score | 1.81 (−0.72–3.54) |
0.35 (−3.66–2.96) |
4.52 ** (0.26–8.78) |
−0.49 (−1.42–0.45) |
−1.23 (−4.07–1.61) |
0.91 (−2.41–4.23) |
1.42 (−0.33–3.18) |
1.16 (−2.82–5.14) |
4.65 *** (3.15–6.14) |
| Anxiety score | 1.16 (−1.79–4.11) |
0.54 (−2.28–3.36) |
4.45 *** (2.66–6.23) |
0.04 (−1.27–1.33) |
0.41 (−2.19–3.02) |
0.80 (−2.58–4.19) |
2.35 (−0.25–4.84) |
0.54 (−4.69–5.67) |
4.35 *** 2.70–6.02) |
| Polydrug use | 1.19 (0.56–2.51) |
0.59 (0.18–2.00) |
0.30 (0.03–3.38) |
2.70 ** (1.30–5.61) |
1.14 (0.38–3.48) |
2.57 (0.88–7.52) |
0.92 (0.33–2.61) |
0.88 (0.10–7.77) |
2.37 * (1.03–5.73) |
| Drug-impaired at last sex | 1.04 (0.49–2.21) |
1.10 (0.36–3.34) |
- | 1.58 (0.63–3.96) |
0.76 (0.15–3.73) |
0.65 (0.11–3.83) |
0.94 (0.37–2.33) |
2.81 (0.22–11.43) |
3.41 (0.73–16.23) |
* Significant at p< 0.05; ** Significant at p < 0.01; *** Significant at p < 0.001. 1 Series of regression equations for each class of behavior that adjusted for age and race; reference = no abuse. 2 OR (odds ratio) and 95% CI (95% confidence interval) reported for logistic regression on polydrug use and impaired sex. 3 B, 95% CI: regression coefficient and 95% CI reported for linear regression on depression and anxiety measures.