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Table 2 Type and severity of history of violence: in Questionnaire I-III

From: Increasing prevalence and incidence of domestic violence during the pregnancy and one and a half year postpartum, as well as risk factors: -a longitudinal cohort study in Southern Sweden

Type and severity of abuse

 

Questionnaire I Early pregnancy

Questionnaire II Late pregnancy

Questionnaire III 1.5 year pp

 

Missing

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

  

1928 (100) 11a

1497 (100) 30a

720 (100) 12a

Lifetime experience of abuseb

 

761 (39.5)

562 (36.8)

241 (33.5)

Any abuse during the past year

 

84 (4.3)

38 (2.5)

31 (4.2)

Lifetime of emotional abuse

 

374 (19.5)

257 (16.8)

113 (16.0)

 Mild

 

307 (16.1)

221 (14.5)

100 (14,1)

 Moderate

 

187 (9.8)

123 (8.1)

63 (8.9)

 Severe

 

203 (10.6)

135 (8.8)

67 (9.4)

Any emotional abuse during the past year

 

61 (3.1)

28 (1.8)

23 (3.1)

Lifetime of physical abuse

 

561 (29.3)

417 (27.3)

177 (24.8)

 Mild

 

529 (28.0)

399 (26.1)

170 (24.3)

 Moderate

 

203 (10.7)

171 (11.2)

78 (11.0)

 Severe

 

127 (6.7)

89 (5.8)

49 (7.0)

Any physical abuse during the past year

 

36 (1.9)

13 (0.9)

10 (5.3)

Lifetime of sexual abuse

 

302 (15.7)

218 (14.3)

99 (14.0)

 Mildc

 

49 (2.6)

37 (2.4)

22 (3.2)

 Mildd

 

208 (11.0)

169 (11.1)

71 (9.7)

 Moderate

 

212 (10.9)

166 (10.9)

73 (10.0)

 Severe

 

144 (7.4)

94 (6.2)

38 (5.4)

Any sexual abuse during past year

 

2 (0.1)

5 (0.3)

3 (2.8)

  1. aNot answered the questions about violence
  2. bAny type of self-reported abuse during lifetime irrespective perpetrator
  3. cEmotional or sexual humiliation
  4. dNo genital contact