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Table 3 Variables associated with IPV by type among women during the 12 months prior to the survey

From: Intimate partner violence against women in Maputo city, Mozambique

Dependent variables

Psychological aggressionm

Physical assaultm

Sexual coercionm

Physical assault with injurym

N = 1040

N = 1265

N = 1271

N = 1258

OR 95% CI

OR 95% CI

OR 95% CI

OR 95% CI

Independent variables

    

Demographics/socio-economics

(Block 1)

  Marital statusa

    

  Married/cohabitant

1.28 (0.82–2.01)

1.19 (0.77–1.85)

0.80 (0.55–1.15)

1.07 (0.66–1.72)

  Divorced/Separated

0.34 (0.17–0.69)

0.99 (0.45–2.17)

0.40 (0.22–0.71)

1.88 (0.92–3.82)

  Widow

0.65 (0.28–1.51)

1.52 (0.61–3.82)

0.46 (0.21–1.03)

0.85 (0.33–2.17)

  Singlec

1

1

1

1

Children at homea

NA1

NA1

NA1

 

  Yes

   

2.69 (1.51–4.79)

  Noc

   

1

Housinga

NA1

NA1

NA1

 

  Non-conventionald

   

1.12 (0.58–2.16)

  Conventionalc, e

   

1

Educationa

 

NA1

NA1

NA1

  Lowf

2.32 (0.92–5.83)

   

  Middleg

3.17 (1.31–7.64)

   

  Highh

3.33 (1.27–8.73)

   

  Cannot read/writec

1

   

Occupational statusa

NA1

NA1

NA1

 

  Blue-collar worker

   

0.82 (0.14–4.75)

  Low white-collar worker

   

0.66 (0.09–4.86)

  Inter/high white-collar worker

   

0.94 (0.14–6.23)

  Student/otherc

   

1

Socio-economic status a

NA1

NA1

NA1

 

  Work for othersi

   

0.60 (0.11–3.28)

  Liberal/own businessj

   

0.85 (0.15–4.78)

  Domestic/otherk

   

1.70 (0.32–9.11)

  Studentc

   

1

Salary/financial resourcesa

NA1

NA1

NA1

 

  Yes

   

1.70 (0.92–3.16)

  Noc

   

1

Financial straina

NA1

NA1

NA1

 

  Yes

   

1.44 (0.83–2.49)

  Noc

   

1

R2 n

(7.1)

(2.1)

(3.4)

(7.5)

Life-style

    

(Block 2)

BMIb

NA1

NA1

NA1

1.01 (0.97 1.06)

Drinkinga

    

  Yes

0.89 (0.60–1.33)

0.93 (0.62–1.40)

1.33 (0.95–1.87)

0.73 (0.49–1.10)

  N0c

1

1

1

1

Smokinga

NA1

NA1

  

  Yes

  

1.43 (0.65–3.14)

2.22 (0.92–5.33)

  Noc

  

1

1

R2 n

(0.08)

(1)

(2.1)

(2.3)

Controlling behaviours over partner

    

(Block 3)

Controlb

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

R2 n

(12.8)

(16.2)

(15)

(12.6)

Controlling behaviours by partner

    

(Block 4)

Controlb

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

R2 n

(0.05)

(4.1)

(1)

(6.6)

Perpetration

    

(Block 5)

Psychological aggressiona

NA1

   

  Yes

 

4.04 (2.22–7.33)

1.89 (1.10–3.27)

1.95 (0.86–4.42)

  Noc

 

1

1

1

Physical assaulta

 

NA1

  

  Yes

2.40 (1.22–4.74)

 

1.31 (0.88–1.94)

1.39 (0.89–2.16)

  Noc

1

 

1

1

Sexual coerciona

  

NA1

 

  Yes

0.95 (0.53–1.71)

0.93 (0.57–1.52)

 

1.95 (1.22–3.11)

  Noc

1

1

  

Physical assault with injurya

   

NA1

  Yes

0.89 (0.33–2.40)

3.56 (1.55–8.15)

2.02 (1.22–3.32)

 

  Noc

1

1

1

 

  R2 n

(29.8)

(42.5)

(31.5)

(25.3)

Victimization

    

(Block 6)

Psychological aggressiona

NA1

   

  Yes

 

8.37 (4.36–16.06)

5.80 (3.24–10.39)

2.81 (1.08–7.35)

  Noc

 

1

1

1

Physical assaulta

 

NA1

  

  Yes

13.63 (1.65–24.29)

 

3.71 (2.41–5.70)

10.61 (5.21–21.61)

  Noc

1

 

1

1

Sexual coerciona

  

NA1

 

  Yes

8.23 (4.69–14.44)

4.33 (2.70–6.95)

 

1.14 (0.68–1.93)

  Noc

1

1

 

1

Physical assault with injurya

   

NA1

  Yes

4.25 (2.01–8.98)

7.54 (4.21–13.53)

1.11 (0.72–1.71)

 

  Noc

1

1

1

 

R2 n

(19.9)

(9.2)

(6.5)

(6.2)

Abuse as a child

    

(Block 7)

Psychological abusea

    

  Yes

1.40 (0.51–3.84)

0.94 (0.40–2.24)

1.56 (0.68–3.57)

0.42 (0.18–1.02)

  Noc

1

1

1

1

Physical abusea

    

  Yes

1.51 (1.01–2.25)

0.91 (0.60–1.36)

0.92 (0.65–1.28)

0.69 (0.46–1.04)

  Noc

1

1

1

1

Sexual abusea

    

  Yes

0.84 (0.30–2.34)

0.59 (0.22–1.64)

1.54 (0.66–3.57)

2.28 (0.99–5.21)

  Noc

1

1

1

1

Injurya

    

  Yes

0.53 (0.22–1.27)

1.29 (0.58–2.88)

1.71 (0.86–3.41)

1.57 (0.80–3.07)

  Noc

1

1

1

1

R2 n

(0.03)

(0.01)

(0.03)

(0.09)

Total R2

(69.76)

(75.11)

(59.53)

(60.59)

  1. a= category variables; b = continuous variables; c = comparison categories; d = e.g. own/rent housing in local materials such as wood; e = e.g. own/rent housing in cement; f = primary school/similar.
  2. g= secondary school/similar; h = university/similar; i = e.g. clerks; j = e.g. accountants; k = at home/unemployed; l = NA, non-applicable; m = different models are used in terms of independent variables; n = proportion of the total R2 explained by each block; R2 = Nagelkerke; OR, Odds Ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence interval.