Table 3

Cumulative risk of IPV and seeking medical care during four weeks following ED discharge

Outcome
One-week risk
Four-week risk

Afraid of intimate partner
54.6%
66.3%
Verbal IPV
40.9%
59.4%
Physical IPV (hand, fists, feet)
4.6%
36.4%
Weapon-related IPV
9.1%
24.8%
Sought medical care for IPV
31.8%
37.1%

IPV denotes intimate partner violence.

Details of the outcomes and risk calculations are provided in the Methods section.

Wiebe et al. Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations 2008 5:1   doi:10.1186/1742-5573-5-1