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Table 1 Women's baseline and follow-up characteristics by IPV patterns (continued abuse vs. ending and never abused)*, n = 370.

From: Ending Intimate Partner Violence after pregnancy: Findings from a community-based longitudinal study in Nicaragua

Characteristics

Level

Continued abuse

n = 94

Ending abuse

n = 135

Never abused

n = 141

  

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Women's age at follow-up (years)

18-23

31

(33)

36

(27)

39

(28)

 

24-27

29

(31)

36

(27)

36

(25)

 

28-31

19

(20)

31

(23)

27

(19)

 

32-50

15

(16)

32

(23)

39

(28)

Marital status baseline

Partner

86

(91)

113

(84)

112

(79)

 

Alone

8

(9)

22

(16)

29

(21)†

Marital status follow-up

Same partner

82

(87)

101

(75)

112

(79)

 

New partner/alone

12

(13)

34

(25)†

29

(21)

Employment follow-up

Yes

32

(34)

41

(30)

50

(36)

 

No

62

(66)

94

(70)

91

(64)

Women's education

> 3rd grade

38

(40)

65

(48)

95

(67)

 

≤ 3rd grade

56

(60)

70

(52)

46

(33)†

Parity

1

25

(27)

44

(33)

69

(49)

 

2 or more

69

(73)

91

(67)

72

(51)†

Residency

Rural

32

(34)

68

(50)

22

(16)

 

Urban

62

(66)

67

(50)†

119

(84)†

Socioeconomic status

Non poor

36

(38)

46

(34)

71

(51)

 

Poor

58

(62)

89

(66)

70

(49)

Perceived emotional distress baseline

SRQ ≤ 6

41

(44)

70

(52)

110

(78)

 

SRQ ≥ 7

53

(56)

65

(48)

31

(22)†

Perceived emotional distress follow-up

SRQ ≤ 6

47

(50)

97

(72)

118

(84)

 

SRQ ≥ 7

47

(50)

38

(28)†

23

(16)†

Partner control baseline

None

17

(18)

58

(43)

89

(63)

 

1-7 activities

77

(82)

77

(57)†

52

(37)†

Partner control Follow-up

None

20

(21)

90

(67)

109

(77)

 

1-7 activities

74

(79)

45

(33)†

32

(23)†

S. resources baseline

High

44

(47)

88

(65)

102

(72)

 

Low

50

(53)

47

(35)†

39

(28)†

S. resources Follow-up

High

33

(35)

70

(52)

76

(54)

 

Low

61

(65)

65

(48)†

65

(46)†

Combined partner control

High-increased

74

(79)

45

(33)

32

(23)

 

No control-decreased

20

(21)

90

(67)†

109

(77)†

Combined social resources

Low-decreased

61

(65)

65

(48)

65

(46)

 

High-increased

33

(35)

70

(52)†

76

(54)†

  1. *Women who experienced abused only at follow-up (28) not included, † p < 0.05