Table 3 Association between changes in employment status and experiencing intimate partner violence outcomes during COVID-19 social distancing measures among cis-gendered women who participated in the I-SHARE survey 2020-21

Experience of physical,sexual or psychological IPV

Continued in same work and site/ retired^c

376 (12.0)

1

1

Working (completely or partially) from home^d

482 (15.8)

1.24 (1.06–1.44)^h

1.40 (1.12–1.74)^h

0.003

Unemployed or reduced working hours^e

250 (20.8)

1.66 (1.37-2.00)^h

1.15 (0.87–1.53)^h

0.313

Other^f,g

274 (17.5)

1.47 (1.22–1.76)^h

1.46 (1.11–1.94)^h

0.007

Experience of physical or sexual IPV

Continued in same work and site/ retired^c

118 (3.7)

1

1

Working (completely or partially) from home^d

130 (4.2)

1.08 (0.82–1.42)ⁱ

1.20 (0.84–1.72)ⁱ

0.322

Unemployed or reduced working hours^e

85 (7.0)

1.74 (1.27–2.39)ⁱ

1.32 (0.86–2.04)ⁱ

0.209

Other^f,g

83 (5.3)

1.28 (0.93–1.75)ⁱ

1.09 (0.70–1.70)ⁱ

0.690

Experience of psychological violence

Continued in same work and site/ retired^c

357 (11.3)

1

1

Working (completely or partially) from home^d

458 (14.8)

1.21 (1.03–1.41)^j

1.35 (1.07–1.69)^j

0.003

Unemployed or reduced working hours^e

235 (19.2)^f

1.61 (1.33–1.95)^j

1.16 (0.87–1.54)^j

0.299

Other^f,g

251 (15.9)^g

1.38 (1.14–1.66)^j

1.37 (1.02–1.83)^j

0.025