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Table 2 Overview results main outcome variables

From: The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Outcome (dichotomous)

IG % (n)

CG % (n)

Difference (95% CI) IG-CG

P-value

Unadjusted OR IG vs CG (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusteda OR IG vs CG

IG (n)

CG (n)

P-value

IPV baseline

98.2% (112/114)

99.1% (108/109)

−0.8% (−5.4;3.4)

1.000

0.51 (0.05;5.80)

0.594

0.48 (0.04; 5.53)

99

92

0.559

IPV follow-up

64.6% (62/96)

68.8% (64/93)

−4.2% (−17.5;9.2)

0.644

0.83 (0.45;1.52)

0.537

1.13 (0.58; 2.20)

85

80

0.727

Formal help seeking behaviour

19.4% (19/98)

28.4% (27/95)

−9.0% (−21.1; 3.1)

0.177

0.61 (0.31; 1.18)

0.143

0.76 (0.37; 1.58)

87

81

0.466

Informal help-seeking behaviour

65.3% (64/98)

75.8% (72/95)

−10.5 (−23.1; 2.4)

0.118

0.60 (0.32;1.13)

0.112

0.71 (0.36; 1.40)

87

81

0.326

Safety behaviour

24.5% (24/98)

38.3% (36/94)

−13.8% (−26.6; −0.7)

0.044

0.52 (0.28;0.97)

0.040

0.76 (0.38; 1.51)

87

80

0.431

Helpfulness questionnaire

36.1% (35/97)

38.9% (35/90)

−2.8% (−16.6; 11.0)

0.763

0.89 (0.50;1.60)

0.692

0.83 (0.43; 1.58)

86

76

0.568

Helpfulness referral card

28.9% (28/97)

17.6% (16/91)

11.3% (−0.9; 23.2)

0.085

1.90 (0.95;3.82)

0.070

1.98 (0.94; 4.18)

86

77

0.072

Helpfulness interview

36.1% (35/97)

34.1% (30/88)

2.0% (−11.8; 15.6)

0.878

1.09 (0.60;2.00)

0.777

1.21 (0.62; 2.34)

86

75

0.578

Outcome (continuous)

Mean score IG

Mean score CG

Difference score (95% CI) IG-CG

P-value

  

Adjusteda mean difference score (95% CI) IG-CG

  

P-value

Psychosocial health baseline (score on 140)

103.36

98.85

4.52 (0.12; 8.91)

0.044

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Psychosocial health follow up

105.81

105.26

0.55 (−5.00; 6.07)

0.845

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3.29 (−1.85;8.42)

84

79

0.208

  1. aAdjusted for psychosocial health at baseline