Table 2.

Association of domestic violence and abuse and other covariates with having a consultation for emergency contraception, univariable analysis

VariableAll subjects (n= 217 850)Cases with complete data (n= 22 135)
OR (95% CI)P-valueOR (95% CI)P-value
Previous 12 months’ experience of domestic violence and abuseaNo1.001.00
Yes3.59 (2.88 to 4.47)<0.0003.37 (1.95 to 5.81)<0.000
Age categories, years15–240.98 (0.92 to 1.04)0.4150.93 (0.75 to 1.16)0.527
25–391.001.00
40–490.78 (0.72 to 0.85)<0.0000.84 (0.69 to 1.04)0.109
EthnicityWhite1.001.00
Black1.60 (1.46 to 1.73)<0.0001.42 (1.17 to 1.71)<0.000
Asian0.87 (0.81 to 0.94)<0.0000.87 (0.74 to 1.03)0.099
Mixed1.51 (1.33 to 1.71)<0.0001.42 (1.07 to 1.90)0.017
Other0.81 (0.71 to 0.91)<0.0000.61 (0.45 to 0.82)0.001
Missing0.37 (0.36 to 0.38)<0.000
Socioeconomic status (quintiles of level of deprivation)Least deprived: 11.001.00
21.14 (1.09 to 1.20)<0.0001.07 (0.94 to 1.21)0.314
31.30 (1.23 to 1.36)<0.0001.29 (1.14 to 1.47)<0.000
41.49 (1.41 to 1.57)<0.0001.36 (1.20 to 1.55)<0.000
Most deprived: 51.74 (1.64 to 1.84)<0.0001.66 (1.45 to 1.91)<0.000
Unknown0.36 (0.32 to 0.41)<0.000
Pregnancies, n01.001.00
12.93 (2.83 to 3.04)<0.0002.23 (1.98 to 2.52)<0.000
≥25.56 (5.39 to 5.74)<0.0004.39 (3.95 to 4.88)<0.000
Children, n01.001.00
12.63 (2.55 to 2.71)<0.0001.82 (1.68 to 1.97)<0.000
≥23.27 (3.15 to 3.38)<0.0002.18 (1.99 to 2.39)<0.000
History of alcohol misuse since age 15aNo1.001.00
Yes2.40 (2.11 to 2.72)<0.0002.58 (1.83 to 3.64)<0.000
History of depression/depressive episode within 2 yearsaNo1.001.00
Yes2.32 (2.24 to 2.42)<0.0001.98 (1.77 to 2.22)<0.000
  • a Before index date.