Medical Record Documentation of Maternal Sexual Abuse, Mental Health Problems, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Family Planning.
| Characteristics | Study 1 | Study 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case (%)* | Control (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CL) | Case (%)* | Control (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CL) | |
| Sexual abuse | 25.6 | 8.1 | 2.33 (1.04–5.36) | 17.1 | 10.0 | 1.80 (0.47–6.87) |
| Diagnosed coexisting mental health problem | 62.8 | 41.9 | 2.48 (1.05–6.34) | 51.4 | 27.1 | 2.94 (1.11–8.69) |
| Diagnosed with depression | 34.9 | 17.4 | 2.38 (1.00–6.06) | 20.0 | 15.7 | 1.37 (0.39–4.83) |
| Suicide attempts | 39.5 | 27.9 | 1.66 (0.72–3.90) | 40.0 | 21.4 | 2.29 (0.89–6.18) |
| Had sexually transmitted disease | 69.8 | 68.6 | 1.07 (0.41–2.87) | 62.9 | 57.1 | 1.26 (0.51–3.20) |
| Use of family planning | 58.1 | 60.5 | 0.91 (0.40–2.07) | 45.7 | 54.3 | 0.65 (0.26–1.63) |
| Condoms | 27.9 | 47.7 | 0.34 (0.12–0.90) | 20.0 | 21.4 | 0.90 (0.25–3.24) |
| Birth control pills | 16.3 | 32.6 | 0.37 (0.11–1.00) | 14.3 | 38.6 | 0.29 (0.10–0.84) |
| Sterilization | 20.9 | 8.1 | 3.52 (1.00–16.08) | 5.7 | 11.4 | 0.50 (0.11–2.35) |
Note: study 1 = mothers of children with fetal alcohol syndrome; study 2 = mothers of children with some characteristics of fetal alcohol syndrome.
* None of the differences between study 1 and study 2 case mothers are statistically significant.
CI = confidence interval.