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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2021 Nov 14;29(1):76–85. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2021.2001830

Table 5.

Adjusted prevalence ratios for psychological distress and self-harming behaviors by direct and indirect exposure to violence

Psychological
distress
Non-suicidal
self-injury
Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt




Exposure Group aPR 95% CI
p-value
aPR 95% CI
p-value
aPR 95% CI
p-value
aPR 95% CI
p-value
 National Sample
Neither witnessed violence nor directly victimized Ref Ref Ref Ref
Witnessed violence, not directly victimized 1.78 (1.28, 2.49) 1.76 (0.89, 3.46) 4.44 (2.04, 9.65) 6.44 (2.69, 15.44)
Violently victimized, did not witness violence 1.81 (1.18, 2.80) 2.02 (0.71, 5.79) 9.44 (4.63, 19.27) 15.03 (4.24, 53.24)
Witnessed and directly victimized by violence 2.18 (1.62, 2.94) 3.48 (1.51, 8.02) 10.35 (4.92, 21.76) 29.05 (12.51, 67.46)
Priority Sample
Neither witnessed violence nor directly victimized Ref Ref Ref Ref
Witnessed violence, not directly victimized 1.43 (1.07, 1.91) 1.93 (1.06, 3.52) 3.38 (1.80, 6.36) 3.25 (1.24, 8.51)
Violently victimized, did not witness violence 1.43 (0.93, 2.20) 2.16 (0.96, 4.86) 1.09 (0.39, 3.00) 1.71 (0.47, 6.24)
Witnessed and directly victimized by violence 2.39 (1.84, 3.11) 7.25 (4.08, 12.90) 9.00 (4.96, 16.31) 6.56 (2.62, 16.45)

aPR: adjusted prevalence ratio; CI: confidence interval

All models adjusted for: age, sex, education level, and food insecurity