From: Sexually transmitted infections after bereavement – a population-based cohort study
Any STI | Acute salpingitis | HIV/HBV | ||||
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N | IRR (95 % CI) | N | IRR (95 % CI) a | N | IRR (95 % CI) | |
No bereavement | 5903 | 1.0 | 11361 | 1.0 | 555 | 1.0 |
Type of bereavement | ||||||
Loss of a child | 26 | 1.05 (0.69–1.51) | 119 | 1.35 (1.03–1.76) | 8 | 2.24 (1.01–4.22) |
Loss of a spouse | 28 | 1.81 (1.21–2.57) | 94 | 1.48 (1.11–1.98) | 18 | 6.88 (4.11–10.8) |
Loss of a parent | 924 | 1.13 (1.04–1.21) | 2779 | 1.25 (1.10–1.42) | 194 | 1.67 (1.39–2.00) |
Loss of a sibling | 210 | 1.24 (1.08–1.42) | 548 | 1.41 (1.21–1.65) | 37 | 1.83 (1.28–2.52) |
Cause of bereavement | ||||||
Due to self-harm | 160 | 1.16 (0.99–1.35) | 510 | 1.54 (1.31–1.80) | 42 | 2.49 (1.78–3.37) |
Due to other injury | 92 | 1.21 (0.98–1.48) | 251 | 1.38 (1.14–1.66) | 26 | 2.75 (1.80–4.00) |
Due to cancer | 314 | 1.09 (0.97–1.23) | 935 | 1.18 (1.02–1.36) | 59 | 1.36 (1.02–1.79) |
Due to non-cancer diseases | 622 | 1.18 (1.08–1.29) | 1844 | 1.31 (1.15–1.50) | 130 | 1.73 (1.40–2.12) |
Time since bereavement | ||||||
First year | 262 | 1.45 (1.27–1.65) | 699 | 1.49 (1.25–1.79) | 23 | 1.57 (0.99–2.37) |
2–4 years | 564 | 1.08 (0.98–1.18) | 1628 | 1.16 (1.00–1.34) | 74 | 1.70 (1.30–2.19) |
≥ 5 years | 362 | 1.07 (0.96–1.20) | 1217 | 1.30 (1.13–1.51) | 160 | 1.85 (1.51–2.25) |