Non- IDUs (%)

Higher Risk
IDUs (%)

Lower Risk
IDUs (%)    

*P-value

Experienced:

 

 

 

 

Physical assault or abuse in their adult life by their partner

53.9                       

65.9

59.3

.144

Physical assault or abuse in their adult life by someone other than
their partner

55.4

68.4

56.9

.011

Physical assault or abuse as
a child

60.1

70.5

65.0

.218

Seeing people hitting or harming one another in their family while growing up

76.6

86.3

81.9

.210

Sexual assault in their adult life

33.0

44.1

35.8

.068

Sexual assault as a child

47.7

59.7

49.8

.035

Seeing someone physically assaulted or abused

74.6

82.0

81.4

.870

Seeing someone seriously
injured or violently killed  

53.2

56.9

59.6

.552

Losing a child through death

27.0

33.3

27.7

.187

 

 

 

 

 

Death or permanent separation
from a parent or someone who
was like a parent before 18 years
of age

44.8

52.6

50.9

.718

Death of a spouse, partner, or
loved one as an adult

47.7

52.1

57.2

.274

Attended a Residential School

27.0

32.9

34.4

.738

Had a parent or grandparent who attended Residential School

62.4

63.2

66.6

.452

 

N=397

N=182   

N=421   

 

*P-value has been calculated by comparing the Higher-Risk and Lower-Risk IDUs groups
Table 3: Comparison of Significant Life Events of Non-IDUs, Higher Risk IDUs and Lower Risk IDUs
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