Table 3

Multilevel negative binomial regression models assessing the effects of social connection on past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) severity (N=3355)

Model	Psychological IPV			Sexual IPV			Physical IPV
Model	RR	95% CI	P value†	RR	95% CI	P value	RR	95% CI	P value
Instrumental support
Yes	0.84	0.769 to 0.914	<0.001**	0.90	0.822 to 0.997	0.042	0.81	0.718 to 0.937	0.002*
No	REF			REF			REF
Natal family contact
>10 times	0.86	0.729 to 0.996	0.106	0.82	0.680 to 0.962	0.173	0.88	0.657 to 1.067	0.631
6–10 times	0.82	0.677 to 0.948		0.86	0.692 to 1.004		0.91	0.654 to 1.125
2–5 times	0.89	0.774 to 1.006		0.85	0.700 to 0.993		0.86	0.662 to 1.079
0–1 times	REF			REF			REF
Female companionship
Often	0.89	0.813 to 1.101	0.012	0.89	0.798 to 1.115	0.206	0.85	0.712 to 1.138	0.083
Sometimes	0.95	0.868 to 1.173		0.95	0.840 to 1.171		0.87	0.730 to 1.164
Rarely	1.12	1.024 to 1.492		1.05	0.931 to 1.411		1.09	0.885 to 1.587
Never	REF			REF			REF

Models adjusted for the following covariates: respondent’s level of education, spouse’s level of education, level of household wealth, age and age of marriage.
Results generated from proc genmod and adjusted for sampling weights, clusters and stratified design.
*P≤0.01; **p≤0.001.
†P value based on results from type III analysis.