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Table 5 Violent victimization among detainees with and without medical appointments and unmet health care needs

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

 

Health service appointment

Unmet health care need

Appointment

n = 95

n (%)

No appointment

n = 104

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

χ 2

p

Unmet need

n = 84

n = (%)

No unmet need

n = 115

n = (%)

OR (95% CI)

χ 2

p

Violent victimization

 1. Medical attentiona

17 (17.9)

16 (15.4)

1.2 [0.6, 2,5]

0.23

.634

16 (19.0)

17 (14.8)

1.4 [0.6, 2.9]

0.64

.424

 2. Visible injuryb

33 (34.7)

30 (28.8)

1.3 [0.7, 2.3]

0.80

.732

33 (39.3)

30 (26.1)

1.8 [1.0, 3.4]

3.90

.048

 3. No visible injuryc

25 (26.3)

22 (21.2)

1.3 [0.7, 2.6]

0.73

.392

26 (31.0)

21 (18.3)

2.0 [1.0, 3.9]

4.33

.037

 4. Threat

38 (40.4)

28 (26.9)

1.8 [1.0, 3.3]

4.05

.044

38 (45.8)

28 (24.3)

2.6 [1.4, 4.8]

9.97

.002

 5. Severe violence (1 + 2)

38 (40.0)

35 (33.7)

1.3 [0.7, 2.3]

0.86

.353

37 (44.0)

36 (31.3)

1.7 [1.0, 3.1]

3.40

.065

 6. Violence (1 + 2 + 3)

43 (45.3)

43 (41.3)

1.2 [0.7, 2.1]

0.31

.577

40 (47.6)

46 (40.0)

1.4 [0.8, 2.4]

1.15

.284

 7. Any (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)

54 (56.8)

50 (48.1)

1.4 [0.8, 2.5]

1.53

.216

52 (61.9)

52 (45.2)

2.0 [1.1, 3.5]

5.42

.020

  1. 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
  4. cSubjected to violence that did not cause visible injuries
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BMC Psychiatry

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