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Table 3 Women’s characteristics by help-seeking versus non help-seeking (n = 428)

From: Intimate partner violence and help-seeking – a cross-sectional study of women in Sweden

Variable

Help-seeking

 
 

Adj. OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (years)

0.94 (0.91–0.96)

.000

Education

  

Up to high school

1

 

University

0.38 (0.22–0.67)

.001

Psychological distress (GSI)

2.83 (1.87–4.29)

.000

Alcohol consumption (AUDIT)

0.94 (0.89–0.99)

.029

In a relationship with the perpetrator

No

1

 

Yes

3.92 (1.24–12.40)

.020

Children together with the perpetrator

No

1

 

Yes

5.46 (2.99–9.97)

.000

New partner

  

No

1

 

Yes

0.19 (0.09–0.37)

.000

  1. Hosmer-Lemeshow = 0.19.
  2. Nagelkerke R square = 0.49.