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Table 2 Associations of physical IPV and/or sexual victimization with risk behaviours by region

From: Associations of physical partner violence and sexual violence victimization on health risk behaviours and mental health among university students from 25 countries

Variable

Region (prevalence of outcome variable)

AORa (95% CI)

Risk behaviour

 Two or more sexual partners in past year

Americas (26.1%)

2.21 (1.46, 3.36)***

Sub-Saharan Africa (24.2%)

3.21 (2.47, 4.19)***

North Africa & Central Asia (36.8%)

2.32 (0.89, 6.04)

South Asia and China (1.5%)

12.86 (4.29, 38.54)***

Southeast Asia (3.5%)

2.53 (0.50, 12.84)

 Alcohol use in the context of sex

Americas (25.2%)

1.60 (0.94, 2.73)

Sub-Saharan Africa (14.1%)

2.62 (1.63, 4.23)***

North Africa & Central Asia (9.9%)

4.38 (3.37, 5.70)***

South Asia and China (2.0%)

24.92 (2.75, 225.53)**

Southeast Asia (9.7%)

4.68 (1.61, 13.60)**

 Pregnancy

Americas (12.4%)

3.51 (2.42, 5.10)***

Sub-Saharan Africa (16.2%)

3.34 (2.16, 5.18)***

North Africa & Central Asia (5.0%)

7.95 (4.04, 8.76)***

South Asia and China (1.8%)

5.28 (0.81, 4.10)

Southeast Asia (2.8%)

2.84 (0.71, 11.44)

 Was in a physical fight in the past 12 month

Americas (10.7%)

1.36 (0.94, 1.99)

Sub-Saharan Africa (14.4%)

2.12 (1.26, 2.58)**

North Africa & Central Asia (18.3%)

3.49 (2.72, 4.46)***

South Asia and China (12.1%)

1.97 (0.93, 4.19)

Southeast Asia (7.2%)

3.17 (0.96, 10.37)

 Weapon carrying in the past 30 days

Americas (6.2%)

1.39 (0.95, 2.02)

Sub-Saharan Africa (5.7%)

2.10 (1.51, 2.93)***

North Africa & Central Asia (9.1%)

2.14 (1.56, 2.95)***

South Asia and China (5.1%)

2.49 (1.50, 4.13)***

Southeast Asia (3.5%)

5.31 (3.86, 7.28)***

 Skipping breakfast

Americas (43.8%)

1.44 (0.98, 2.10)

Sub-Saharan Africa (49.9%)

1.21 (1.01, 1.44)*

North Africa & Central Asia (45.9%)

1.13 (0.84, 1.51)

South Asia and China (37.2%)

1.29 (0.77, 2.16)

Southeast Asia (51.9%)

1.06 (0.62, 1.83)

 Salt usually

Americas (27.3%)

1.33 (1.01, 1.76)*

Sub-Saharan Africa (49.9%)

1.26 (0.86, 1.84)

North Africa & Central Asia (52.9%)

1.25 (0.90, 1.74)

South Asia and China (38.4%)

0.58 (0.32, 0.93)*

Southeast Asia (27.1%)

0.92 (0.42, 1.99)

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio; ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05; aAdjusted for age, sex, study year, social support, family income or wealth, country, exposure to physical violence in childhood, binge drinking (if not outcome variable), depression (if not outcome variable) and PTSD (if not outcome variable)