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Table 4 Violent victimization and health service utilization among detainees with severe and non-severe mental disorders

From: Violent victimization and health service utilization in a forensic psychiatric context: a comparison between offenders with mental disorders and matched controls

 

Severe mental disorder

n = 92

n (%) NA

Non-severe mental disorder

n = 108

n (%) NA

OR (95% CI)

χ 2

p

Violent victimization

 1. Medical attentiona

10 (11.0) 1

23 (21.3) 0

2.2 [1.0, 4.9]

3.79

.051

 2. Visible injuryb

18 (19.8) 1

45 (41.7) 0

2.9 [1.5, 5.5]

10.93

.001

 3. No visible injuryc

14 (15.4) 1

33 (30.6) 0

2.4 [1.2, 4.9]

6.30

.012

 4. Threat

24 (26.7) 2

42 (38.9) 0

1.8 [1.0, 3.2]

3.30

.069

 5. Severe violence (1 + 2)

22 (24.2) 1

51 (47.2) 0

2.8 [1.5, 5.2]

11.29

.001

 6. Violence (1 + 2 + 3)

29 (31.9) 1

57 (52.8) 0

2.4 [1.3, 4.3]

8.80

.003

 7. Any (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)

40 (44.0) 1

64 (59.3) 0

1.9 [1.1, 3.3]

4.64

.031

Health service utilization

 8. Appointment

42 (46.2) 1

53 (49.1) 0

1.1 [0.6–2.0]

0.17

.681

 9. Unmet need

35 (38.5) 1

49 (45.4) 0

1.3 [0.8–2.3]

0.97

.326

  1. NA missing, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aSubjected to violence that required medical attention
  3. bSubjected to violence that caused visible injuries but that did not require medical attention. cSubjected to violence that did not cause visible injuries