Table 1 Socio-demographic variables versus time to reporting to hospital of victims of child sexual abuse at two hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Variable | Time to report to hospital | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than one week | One week and above | COR*(95 %CI#) | AOR**(95% CI) | ||
Age of the child | |||||
- Less than 5 years | 28(17.2) | 10(9.6) | 0.062 | 0.47(0.21-1.04) | |
- Five to ten years | 62(38.0) | 38(36.5) | 0.409 | 0.80(0.47-1.36) | |
- More than 10 years | 73(44.8) | 56(53.8) | 1 | 1 | |
Sex of the child | |||||
- Male | 28(17.2) | 37(35.6) | 0.001 | 2.66(1.50-4.70) | 2.40(1.34-4.31) |
- Female | 135(82.8) | 67(64.4) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Previous history of abuse | |||||
- Yes | 20(12.3) | 25(24.0) | 0.010 | 2.26(1.18-4.33) | 1.88(0.96-3.68) |
- No | 143(87.7) | 79(76.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Place of residence | |||||
- Addis Ababa | 140(85.9) | 89(85.6) | 0.539 | 0.89(0.48-2.93) | |
- Out of Addis Ababa | 23(14.1) | 15(14.4) | 1 | 1 | |
Is the abuser known to the child? | |||||
- Yes | 113(69.3) | 82(78.8) | 0.057 | 1.64(0.92-2.93) | |
- No | 50(30.7) | 22(21.2) | 1 | 1 | |