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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2013 Apr 6;3(2):73–81. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.02.006

Table 2.

Association between experience of child physical abuse and selected health conditions.

No history of
physical abuse prior
to age 18 (n = 245)		 History of physical
abuse prior
to age 18		 Crude odds
ratio (95% CI)		 Adjusted odds
ratiob (95% CI)
n Weighted
frequency (%)		 n Weighted
frequency (%)
Felt depressed 184 76.5 658 65.3 1.72 (1.20–2.47) 1.93 (1.30–2.85)
Suicidal ideation 67 25.1 174 15.8 1.79 (1.04–3.09) 1.76 (1.06–2.94)
Attempted suicide 21 7.4 34 2.9 2.65 (1.36–5.17) 2.33 (1.24–4.38)
Sexually transmitted disease 21 9.7 39 3.7 2.81 (1.38–5.70) 3.46 (1.49–8.04)
Difficulty in sleeping 117 46.7 356 34.7 1.65 (1.05–2.62) 1.67 (1.06–2.64)
Alcohol usea 35 15.3 94 9.0 1.83 (1.01–3.32) 1.93 (1.05–3.53)
a

Ever drink alcohol other than a few sips.

b

Adjusted for age, community setting, socioeconomic status, orphan status, history of emotional abuse (prior to age 13), and history of sexual violence (prior to age 13).