Table 3 The association of lifetime violence and Common Mental disorders with low birth-weight (LBW) in adolescents who have delivered term live babies in a public hospital in Sao Paulo n = 795.

Experience of Violence

Unadjusted PR 95% CI

Adjusted PR* 95% CI

Adjusted PR** 95% CI

Physical Violence (lifetime)

13/108 (12.0)

49/679 (7.2)

1.69(0.95–3.01)

1.36(0.74–2.48)

1.28(0.69–2.36)

Threat of Physical violence (lifetime)

13/81 (16.1)

49/714 (6.9)

2.34(1.33–4.12)

1.86(1.02–3.39)

1.86(1.03–3.35)

Sexual violence (lifetime)

7/41 (17.1)

55/754 (7.3)

2.34(1.14–4.81)

1.73(0.79–3.79)

1.23(0.54–2.80)

Any violence (lifetime)

20/170 (11.8)

41/616 (6.7)

1.87(1.13–3.07)

1.55(0.93–2.59)

1.59(0.94–2.70)

Any violence (during pregnancy)

5/16 (31.2)

56/778 (7.2)

4.99 (2.45–9.79)

3.74(1.79–7.83)

2.59 (1.05–6.4)

Common Mental Disorder

Depression

14/103 (13.6)

48/692 (6.9)

1.95(1.12–3.46)

1.71(0.98–2.99)

2.52 (1.43–4.44)

Anxiety

12/43 (27.9)

50/752 (6.7)

4.19(2.42–7.27)

3.37(1.82–6.23)

2.59 (1.30–4.81))

PTSD

13/77 (16.7)

49/718 (6.8)

2.47(1.41–4.35)

1.93(0.73–3.47)

1.91 (1.01–3.63)

Any common mental disorder

24/187 (13.4)

37/608 (6.1)

2.19(1.36–3.55)

1.93(1.07–3.47)

2.09 (1.21–3.63)