Table 1 Sample characteristics
Variable | Total sample (N = 207) | Not sexually assaulted (n = 150,72.5%) | Sexually assaulted (n = 57, 27.5%) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
Age (range 18–49) | 26.8 | 9.3 | 25.9 (9.2) | 29.1 (9.4) | 0.019 |
Number of children (range 0–4) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 (1.0) | 1.4 (1.0) | 0.005 |
Formal education | |||||
Primary or less | 54 | 26.2 | 35 (23.3) | 19 (33.9) | 0.253 |
Secondary | 109 | 52.9 | 84 (56.0) | 25 (44.6) | |
Post secondary | 43 | 20.9 | 31 (20.7) | 12 (21.4) | |
Recruitment | |||||
General out-patient clinic | 69 | 33.3 | 41 (59.4) | 28 (40.6) | 0.003 |
Antenatal care clinic | 138 | 66.7 | 109 (79.0) | 29 (21.0) | |
Currently employed | 89 | 51.1 | 64 (49.6) | 25 (55.6) | 0.492 |
Economic household situation | |||||
Low | 75 | 36.8 | 55 (37.2) | 20 (35.7) | 0.848 |
High | 129 | 63.2 | 93 (62.8) | 36 (64.3) | |
Marital status | |||||
Married/cohabitating | 180 | 87.0 | 133 (88.7) | 47 (82.5) | 0.236 |
Single/divorced/separated | 27 | 13.0 | 17 (11.3) | 10 (17.5) | |
Currently living with perpetrator | 168 | 84.4 | 126 (85.7) | 42 (80.8) | 0.398 |
Left partner in the past 12 months | 18 | 8.7 | 11 (7.3) | 7 (12.3) | 0.275 |
Other types of intimate partner violence | |||||
Psychological abuse | |||||
Low (0–2) | 76 | 36.7 | 64 (84.2) | 12 (15.8) | < 0.001 |
Medium (3–6) | 64 | 30.9 | 54 (84.4) | 10 (15.6) | |
High (7 or more) | 67 | 32.4 | 32 (47.8) | 35 (52.2) | |
Physical violence | |||||
Low (0–1) | 86 | 41.7 | 73 (84.9) | 13 (15.1) | < 0.001 |
Medium (2–6) | 53 | 25.7 | 40 (75.5) | 13 (24.3) | |
High (7 or more) | 67 | 32.5 | 37 (55.2) | 30 (44.8) | |
Danger | |||||
Low (0–1) | 112 | 54.1 | 95 (63.3) | 17 (29.8) | < 0.001 |
Medium (2–3) | 36 | 17.4 | 26 (17.3) | 10 (17.5) | |
High (4 or more) | 59 | 28.5 | 29 (19.3) | 30 (52.6) | |
Suicidal behaviour and alcohol use | |||||
Suicidal behaviour (threat or attempt) in the past 12 months | 36 | 17.6 | 16 (10.8) | 20 (35.7) | < 0.001 |