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Table 1 Characteristics of survivors accessing hospital and community IDVA services at T1

From: Cry for health: a quantitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

 

Hospital IDVA

Community IDVA

%

%

Gender (ns = 677, 3506)

 Male

5.1

4.2

 Female

93.6

96.2

Sexual orientation (ns = 678, 3527)

 Lesbian/gay/bisexual

2.0

2.2

 Heterosexual

98.0

90.2

Age (ns = 686, 3529)

M (SD) / [CI]

35.6 (13.1) [34.6, 35.4]

34.9 (11.8) [34.5, 35.3]

 Over 55a

10.1**

6.8

Ethnicity (ns = 689, 3523)

 Black/minority ethnic

15.3

17.1

 White/British/Irish

84.2

77.5

Relationship status (ns = 689, 3541)

 Current partner

53.4***

31.6

 Ex-partner

35.3

59.7***

Children in the household (n = 692, 3544)

  

 Children at home

51.1

67.2***

 Pregnant

17.1***

6.3

Household income (ns = 277, 1429)

 High £34,000+ p.a.

9.1***

4.2

 Middle £33,999–15,599 p.a

15.1

12.4

 Low 15,549 and below

49.4

55.3

Living arrangements (ns = 692, 3536)

 Cohabiting

48.3***

29.7

 Living separately

43.4

62.2***

Survivors’ complex needs (ns = 667, 3474)

 Alcohol misuse

18.4***

8.3

 Drug misuse

11.2***

5.2

 Financial difficulties

40.1***

30.3

 Disability

12.2***

8.3

 Mental health

57.3***

35.2

 Suicidal ideation / behaviours

36.3***

16.2

 Self-harm

43.5***

23.5

Perpetrator information (ns = 686, 3545)

 Previously abusive to family or other partner

79.3***

67.7

 Previous criminal record for domestic violence

36.6

45.2**

Multiple perpetrators

14.3***

8.3

Length of time survivor experienced abuse (months) (n = 692, 3544)

Mdn (IQR)

30.0 (60.1)

36.3 (72)

Type of abuse experienced (ns = 683, 3537)

 Severe physical

46.6**

41.2

 Severe sexual

14.3**

10.2

 Severe controlling coercive behaviour

47.3

47.1

 Severe harassment and stalking

30.8

34.1

 Abuse that is escalating in severity or frequency

57.2

68.3*

 At high risk (professional judgement)

53.1

58.2*

  1. *** p < .001,**p < .01, p < .05*
  2. Note: Over 55a. T-test revealed no significant difference in mean age. Owing to high variation in data, age was split across four age bandings according to the distribution (< 18 to 21, 21 to 40, 40 to 55, 55>) and coded into ordinal variables. Significance testing of data accordingly revealed differences in age for those over 55+ between hospital and community IDVA services