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Table 2 Characteristics of women without and with a mild, moderate or severe history of sexual violence in the mother and child cohort study, N = 78 660 (column %)

From: Sexual violence and pregnancy-related physical symptoms

 

No sexual violence

Mild sexual violence

Moderate sexual violence

Severe sexual violence

 

n = 64 192%

n = 9 444%

n = 2 219%

n = 2 805%

Age*

    

<19

1.1

1.9

2.5

6.1

20–25

16.6

18.7

18.7

26.7

26–31

48.8

43.3

42.3

38.5

32–37

29.2

30.8

30.7

23.7

≥38

4.2

5.3

5.7

4.9

Education*

    

Primary

1.9

3.3

5.7

9.7

Secondary

34.4

40.4

45.8

54.3

Higher ≤4 years

40.6

36.4

30.7

24.3

Higher >4 years

23.1

19.9

17.8

11.7

Occupation*

    

Employed

82.8

76.3

70.9

62.4

Student

9.5

12.7

14.0

16.2

Not employed

7.7

11.0

15.1

21.4

Civil status*

    

Married/cohabitant

97.3

94.2

92.3

88.9

Other

2.7

5.8

7.7

11.1

Smoking during pregnancy*

7.1

11.8

16.5

22.4

Alcohol during pregnancy*

11.3

14.9

14.6

12.5

Parity*

    

Nulliparous

55.4

53.1

51.4

55.4

Multiparous

44.6

46.9

48.6

44.6

Pre-pregnancy BMI*

    

<20

12.5

12.7

13.3

14.3

20–24.9

56.7

55.9

52.4

48.4

25–29.9

21.6

21.4

22.0

23.3

≥30

9.2

10.0

12.2

13.9

Mental distress*

5.1

12.2

14.5

20.9

Adult physical violence*

9.2

30.7

47.0

53.0

Child physical violence*

2.8

11.0

22.8

34.6

Adult emotional abuse*

12.1

31.4

40.4

44.7

Child emotional abuse*

10.6

23.9

33.0

39.3

Adult sexual abuse Q3*

0.7

20.1

36.1

40.6

Child sexual abuse Q3*

1.8

20.1

40.6

52.8

  1. * P < 0.001 using Pearson X 2.