Research Article
Prediction of Repeat Visits by Victims of Intimate Partner Violence to a Level III Trauma Centre
| | | Multiple visits (%) | Single visits (%) | Odds ratio 95% confidence intervals |
| | | | | | | Threat to kill victim | | | | | Yes | 126 (66.0) | 742 (48.5) | 2.06 (1.50–2.82) | | No | 65 (34.0) | 788 (51.5) | | | Threat to kill victim family or friends | | | | | Yes | 16 (26.7) | 87 (15.6) | 1.96 (1.05–3.63) | | No | 44 (73.3) | 469 (84.4) | | | Police involved | | | | | Yes | 120 (48.6) | 1205 (56.2) | 0.74 (0.57–0.96) | | No | 127 (51.4) | 941 (43.8) | | | Police involved in previous abuse | | | | | Yes | 121 (73.8) | 604 (52.3) | 2.56 (1.78–3.69) | | No | 43 (26.2) | 550 (47.7) | | | Onset of abuse | | | | | First month | 44 (23.4) | 337 (20.8) | 1.73 (0.87–3.45) | | First year | 88 (46.8) | 647 (40.0) | 1.81 (0.99–3.46) | | 1–5 years | 39 (20.7) | 425 (26.3) | 1.22 (0.61–2.44) | | 5–10 years | 6 (3.2) | 64 (4.0) | 1.24 (0.44–3.51) | | >10 years | 11 (5.9) | 146 (9.0) | 1.00 | | Frequency of physical abuse | | | | | None | 1 (0.5) | 21 (1.2) | 0.46 (.06–3.47) | | First time | 22 (11.1) | 355 (20.7) | 0.60 (0.39–0.98 | | Constant | 16 (8.1) | 95 (5.5) | 1.62 (0.91–2.9) | | Frequent (weekly, monthly) | 87 (43.9) | 550 (32.0) | 1.53 (1.10–2.13) | | Unpredictable | 72 (36.4) | 696 (40.5) | 1.00 | | Weapon used | | | | | Yes | 27 (14.0) | 404 (21.9) | 0.58 (0.38–0.88) | | No | 166 (86.0) | 1439 (78.1) | 1.00 | | Threatened with a weapon | | | | | Yes | 17 (9.0) | 134 (7.6) | 1.20 (0.71–2.04) | | No | 172 (91.0) | 1630 (92.4) | 1.00 |
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