Help-seeking behaviour in primary care of men and women with a history of abuse: A Dutch cohort study

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of the included study group of abused and non-abused patients.

	Abused n = 1271 (11.4%)	Non-abused n = 9869 (88.6%)	All n = 11,140 (100%)
Gender
Male	353 (27.8%)	4606 (46.7%)	4959 (44.5%)
Female	918 (72.2%)	5263 (53.3%)	6181 (55.5%)
Age categories
18–35 years	438 (34.5%)	3918 (39.7%)	4356 (39.1%)
36–54 years	551 (43.4%)	3236 (32.8%)	3787 (34%)
≥55 years	282 (22.2%)	2715 (27.5%)	2997 (26.9%)
Country of origin
Native Dutch	997 (78.4%)	8000 (81.1%)	8997 (80.8%)
Other	274 (21.6%)	1869 (18.9%)	2143 (19.2%)
Patient years	4820 (mean 3.8)	37,302 (mean 3.8)	42,122 (mean 3.8)

Table 2. Number of contacts per patient-year in abused and non-abused patients by gender and type of contact.

	Abused Mean number per patient-year	Non-abused Mean number per patient-year	RR^a	95% CI	p Value^b
All contacts (in daily practice and emergency practice)
Men	9.23	6.14	1.50	1.42–1.60	<.001
Women	13.73	9.13	1.50	1.42–1.60	<.001
All^c	12.48	7.73
All contacts GP in daily practice
Men	7.49	5.11	1.47	1.38–1.56	<.001
Women	11.27	7.69	1.47	1.38–1.56	<.001
All^c	10.22	6.49
All contacts emergency GP
Men	1.35	0.81	1.67	1.57–1.78	<.001
Women	1.89	1.13	1.67	1.57–1.78	<.001
All^c	1.74	0.98

^aRate ratio.

^bWald Chi-square.

^cRate ratios for ‘All’ row not presented.

Table 3. Number of reasons for encounters clustered by categories per patient-year for abused and non-abused patients by gender.

ICPC categories	Abused Mean number per patient-year	Non-abused Mean number per patient-year	RR^a	95% CI	p Value^b
Psychological problems
Men	0.16	0.08	1.97	1.79–2.17	<.001
Women	0.21	0.11	1.97	1.79–2.17	<.001
All^c	0.20	0.10
Social problems
Men	0.05	0.03	1.93	1.68–2.22	<.001
Women	0.09	0.04	1.93	1.68–2.22	<.001
All^c	0.08	0.04
Digestive organs
Men	0.23	0.15	1.52	1.39–1.65	<.001
Women	0.36	0.24	1.52	1.39–1.65	<.001
All^c	0.32	0.20
Endocrine metabolic and nutritional problems
Men	0.05	0.03	1.51	1.29–1.77	<.001
Women	0.07	0.04	1.51	1.29–1.77	<.001
All^c	0.06	0.04
Neurological system
Men	0.10	0.07	1.43	1.28–1.59	<.001
Women	0.14	0.10	1.43	1.28–1.59	<.001
All^c	0.13	0.09

^aRate ratio.

^bWald Chi-square.

^cRate ratios for ‘All’ row not presented.

Table 4. Number of episode diagnoses clustered by categories per patient-year for abused and non-abused patients by gender.

ICPC categories	Abused Mean number per patient-year	Non-abused Mean number per patient-year	RR^a	95% CI	p Value^b
Psychological problems
Men	0.17	0.09	1.98	1.80–2.17	<.001
Women	0.22	0.11	1.98	1.80–2.17	<.001
All^c	0.21	0.10
Social problems
Men	0.07	0.03	1.94	1.70–2.21	<.001
Women	0.11	0.05	1.94	1.70–2.21	<.001
All^c	0.10	0.04
Neurological system
Men	0.09	0.09	1.51	1.34–1.69	<.001
Women	0.13	0.06	1.51	1.34–1.69	<.001
All^c	0.12	0.07
Digestive organs
Men	0.23	0.15	1.50	1.38–1.63	<.001
Women	0.34	0.23	1.50	1.38–1.63	<.001
All^c	0.31	0.19
Endocrine, metabolic and nutritional problems
Men	0.05	0.03	1.47	1.27–1.71	<.001
Women	0.07	0.05	1.47	1.27–1.71	<.001
All^c	0.06	0.04

^aRate ratio.

^bWald Chi-square.

^cRate ratios for ‘All’ row not presented.

Table 5. Number of contacts per episode diagnoses clustered by categories per patient-year for abused and non-abused patients by gender.

ICPC categories	Abused Mean number per patient-year	Non-abused Mean number per patient-year	RR^a	95% CI	p Value^b
Psychological problems
Men	2.03	0.60	3.38	3.00–3.81	<.001
Women	2.32	0.82	2.83	2.62–3.05	<.001
All^c	2.24	0.72
Social problems
Men	0.21	0.10	2.14	1.97–2.34	<.001
Women	0.42	0.19	2.14	1.97–2.34	<.001
All^c	0.36	0.15
Neurological system
Men	0.28	0.16	1.79	1.64–1.94	<.001
Women	0.44	0.25	1.79	1.64–1.94	<.001
All^c	0.40	0.21
Digestive organs
Men	0.63	0.41	1.53	1.43–1.65	<.001
Women	0.93	0.61	1.53	1.43–1.65	<.001
All^c	0.85	0.52
Endocrine metabolic and nutritional problems
Men	0.50	0.47	1.08	0.93–1.25	.338
Women	0.74	0.56	1.32	1.20–1.45	<.001
All^c	0.67	0.52

^aRate ratio.

^bWald Chi-square.

^cRate ratios for ‘All’ row not presented.