Table 3 Mental health outcomes by type of sexual violence (N = 325)
Mental health outcomes | Type of sexual violence | n | Mean score (SD) | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean difference in mental health outcome score (95% CI) | P-value | Mean difference in mental health outcome score (95% CI) | P-value | ||||
PTSD | No experience of SV | 175 | 23.7 (9.4) | – | < 0.001 | – | < 0.001 |
Unwanted sexual contact (only) | 54 | 25.1 (9.3) | 1.6 (−1.6 to 4.8) | 0.8 (−2.5 to 4.0) | |||
Coercive behaviour and/or reproductive controlb | 21 | 32.7 (11.9) | 10.1 (5.3 to 14.9) | 8.8 (3.9 to 13.7) | |||
Rape/sexual assault (ever) | 48 | 36.8 (14.4) | 13.2 (9.9 to 16.5) | 10.5 (6.8 to 14.2) | |||
Depression | No experience of SV | 176 | 4.4 (5.0) | – | < 0.001 | – | 0.016 |
Unwanted sexual contact (only) | 54 | 4.8 (5.0) | 0.4 (−1.1 to 1.9) | 0.1 (−1.4 to 1.6) | |||
Coercive behaviour and/or reproductive controlb | 22 | 6.2 (4.4) | 2.0 (− 0.2 to 4.2) | 1.5 (− 0.8 to 3.7) | |||
Rape/sexual assault (ever) | 48 | 8.3 (5.1) | 3.9 (2.3 to 5.4) | 2.7 (0.9 to 4.4) | |||
Anxiety | No experience of SV | 176 | 2.4 (3.3) | – | < 0.001 | – | < 0.001 |
Unwanted sexual contact (only) | 53 | 3.4 (3.4) | 0.9 (− 0.1 to 1.9) | 0.8 (− 0.3 to 1.8) | |||
Coercive behaviour and/or reproductive controlb | 21 | 5.3 (3.3) | 3.0 (1.5 to 4.5) | 2.7 (1.2 to 4.2) | |||
Rape/sexual assault (ever) | 46 | 5.8 (3.7) | 3.3 (2.2 to 4.4) | 2.3 (1.1 to 3.5) | |||