Table 5 Multiple mediation analyses for the associations of abuse and other traumatic exposures with alcohol misuse (AUDIT-C score > = 3) adjusted for age, level of education, employment, residence and recent rape exposure, in a sample of South African women (N = 1615)

Any childhood maltreatment

0.278*

0.144–0.413

< 0.001

0.225*

0.087–0.364

0.001

 Depression score

0.016

-0.005-0.037

0.133

 PTSS score

0.037*

0.010–0.064

0.007

Any IPV

0.420*

0.280–0.559

< 0.001

0.377*

0.235–0.520

< 0.001

 Depression score

0.015

-0.007-0.038

0.175

 PTSS score

0.027*

0.005–0.048

0.014

Any lifetime NPSV

0.346*

0.170–0.523

< 0.001

0.275*

0.093–0.457

0.003

 Depression score

0.021

-0.006-0.047

0.127

 PTSS score

0.051*

0.014–0.087

0.007

Any other traumatic exposure

0.422*

0.293–0.590

< 0.001

0.383*

0.227–0.593

< 0.001

 Depression score

0.015

-0.010-0.040

0.248

 PTSS score

0.044*

0.001–0.087

0.044

Severity of violence exposure (Continuous measure)

Childhood maltreatment score

0.039*

0.017–0.062

0.001

0.029*

0.006–0.053

0.014

 Depression score

0.003

-0.001-0.008

0.139

 PTSS score

0.007*

0.002–0.011

0.005

Intimate partner violence (IPV) score

0.014*

0.007–0.020

< 0.001

0.011*

0.004–0.018

0.002

 Depression score

0.001

0.000-0.003

0.155

 PTSS score

0.002*

0.001–0.003

0.007

Lifetime NPSV

0.173*

0.095–0.251

< 0.001

0.141*

0.060–0.221

0.001

 Depression score

0.010

-0.002-0.021

0.112

 PTSS score

0.023*

0.007–0.039

0.006

Other traumatic event exposures score

0.125*

0.085–0.165

< 0.001

0.109*

0.066–0.152

< 0.001

 Depression score

0.004

-0.004-0.012

0.294

 PTSS score

0.012

-0.001-0.026

0.075