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Table 2 Change in severity among intimate partner violence (IPV) victims (N=281)† COVID-19-related IPV severity
IPV worse (compared to IPV same) RRR (95% CI)
IPV better (compared to IPV same) RRR (95% CI)
Worse N=46 (16%)
Same N=151 (54%)
Better N=84 (30%)
Type of victimisation‡ Physical
6 (27)
5 (23)
11 (50) 81 (30)
4.38* (1.27 to 15.1)
2.46** (1.47 to 13.14)
Insult
46 (17)
146 (54) 11 (44) 127 (53) 22 (47)
§
0.93 (0.22 to 3.97) 1.53 (0.61 to 3.85) 1.40 (0.63 to 3.09) 0.98 (0.46 to 2.09)
Threaten
5 (20)
9 (36)
1.55 (0.5 to 4.72) 0.90 (0.37 to 2.16) 2.31* (1.05 to 5.06)
Scream Sexual
38 (16) 13 (28)
74 (31) 12 (26)
Sociodemographics Age (mean, SD)
40 (11)
44 (11)
43 (13)
0.97*(0.94 to 0.99)
0.99 (0.97 to 1.01)
Region West
8 (27) 2 (18) 3 (12)
15 (50)
7 (23) 3 (27) 6 (24)
Ref
Ref
Northeast Midwest
6 (55)
0.63 0.10 to 3.84) 0.35 (0.08 to 1.58) 0.55 (0.22 to 1.42)
1.07 (0.21 to 5.58) 0.83 (0.22 to 2.94) 1.27 90.49 to 3.25)
16 (64) 112 (53)
South
33 (16)
66 (31)
Missing
0 (0)
2 (50)
2 (50)
Race/ethnicity White NH
38 (16)
129 (56) 13 (54)
65 (28)
Ref
Ref
Other NH Hispanic
4 (17) 4 (16)
7 (29)
1.36 (0.40 to 4.58) 1.51 (0.44 to 5.17)
1.39 (0.51 to 3.81) 2.65*(1.07 to 6.60)
9 (36)
12 (48)
Missing
Sex
Male
21 (19) 25 (15)
59 (54) 92 (53)
29 (27) 55 (32)
Ref
Ref
Female Missing
0.76 (0.39 to 1.49)
1.22 (0.70 to 2.12)
Income
<US$80 000
7 (15)
20 (41) 61 (60) 69 (54)
22 (45) 22 (22) 39 (30)
Ref
Ref
$US80–150 000 >US$150 000
19 (19) 20 (16)
0.89 (0.33 to 2.43) 0.83 (0.31 to 2.24)
0.33** (0.15 to 0.71) 0.51 (0.25 to 1.06)
Missing
0 (0)
1 (50)
1 (50)
No children 0
23 (15)
63 (42) 28 (57) 37 (49) 21 (54)
45 (30) 11 (23) 15 (20) 12 (31)
Ref
Ref
1 2
6 (12)
0.59 (0.21 to 1.60) 0.96 (0.44 to 2.12) 0.52 (0.16 to 1.68)
0.55 (0.25 to 1.22) 0.57 (0.28 to 1.16) 0.80 (0.36 to 1.79)
13 (17)
3+
4 (10)
Missing
0 (0)
2 (67)
1 (33)
COVID-19 behaviours Job status/income changed No
29 (19) 11 (17)
84 (54) 33 (52) 34 (56) 50 (49) 14 (56) 52 (54) 35 (60)
43 (27) 20 (31) 21 (34)
Ref
Ref
Yes
0.97 (0.43 to 2.15)
1.8 (0.61 to 2.30)
Missing/NA
6 (10)
Alcohol use More
19 (19)
33 (32)
Ref
Ref
Less
4 (16)
7 (28)
0.75 (0.22 to 2.57) 0.76 (0.35 to 1.66) 0.60 (0.24 to 1.53)
0.76 (0.28 to 2.08) 0.85 (0.45 to 1.59) 0.65 (0.31 to 1.37)
Same
15 (16)
29 (30) 15 (26)
D o not drink
8 (14)
Missing
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Work from home (yes)
33 (20)
87 (52)
46 (28)
1.52 (0.60 to 4.04)
0.75 (0.37 to 1.53)
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. †COVID-19-related IPV severity missing for n=31. ‡Not mutually exclusive. §Would not converge. NA, Not applicable; NH, non-Hispanic.
our currently minimal empirical evidence, this survey gives us a first look into the intersection of self-reported IPV during the pandemic.
statistically related to change in victimisation severity. None- theless, given the rapidly developing pandemic, the importance of the topic and the need for initial information that improves
Jetelina KK, et al . Inj Prev 2021; 27 :93–97. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043831
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