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Table 3 Factors associated with attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women identified by multiple logistic regression analyses*

From: Factors associated with attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women: a comparative analysis of 17 sub-Saharan countries

 

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Ghana

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

Nigeria

Rwanda

Swaziland

Tanzania

Uganda

Zimbabwe

Variable

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

Sex

                 

Women (vs men)

4.40

3.71

4.03

1.73

ns

0.71

4.37

5.36

1.99

1.38

ns

1.49

2.13

ns

2.01

1.76

1.35

Age †

                 

15–24

ns

ns

1.28

1.77

1.67

1.45

1.49

1.41

1.44

1.26

1.25

1.44

1.38

2.56

1.56

1.34

2.21

25–34

ns

ns

ns

1.48

ns

ns

1.17

ns

ns

1.13

ns

ns

ns

1.24

1.19

ns

1.44

Education †

                 

No education

2.12

2.19

2.20

2.09

2.46

1.61

ns

ns

1.33

1.84

ns

1.36

1.91

1.42

2.04

ns

2.06

Primary

1.44

1.99

1.97

1.69

2.23

1.61

ns

ns

1.44

1.67

1.21

ns

1.85

1.54

2.45

1.31

1.38

Occupation †

                 

Not working

0.86

1.20

ns

ns

ns

ns

0.79

0.78

0.80

1.19

ns

ns

1.20

ns

0.86

ns

0.85

Marital †

                 

Currently married

1.44

ns

ns

ns

1.46

ns

ns

1.35

0.69

ns

0.69

ns

0.81

ns

ns

ns

0.75

Formerly married

1.60

1.42

1.57

ns

1.52

ns

1.40

ns

0.56

ns

ns

ns

0.78

ns

0.78

ns

ns

Wealth †

                 

Poorest

2.65

ns

ns

3.24

1.87

1.77

1.24

1.47

1.47

1.22

5.85

2.08

ns

1.69

1.70

1.42

2.88

Poor

2.14

ns

1.26

2.06

1.78

1.59

1.25

ns

1.54

1.38

3.94

1.83

ns

1.61

1.63

1.73

2.72

Middle

2.21

ns

ns

1.93

1.66

1.31

ns

ns

1.40

1.44

3.08

1.56

1.17

1.36

1.48

1.45

2.25

Richer

1.79

1.23

1.28

1.64

1.73

ns

ns

1.22

1.38

1.43

1.71

1.47

1.18

1.28

1.24

1.44

1.61

Type of residence

                 

Rural (versus urban)

1.18

ns

2.06

ns

ns

1.22

1.15

0.73

1.21

1.15

ns

ns

1.15

1.38

ns

1.49

1.24

Decision making indices

                 

Respondent alone (0–5)

0.92

0.95

1.22

ns

1.12

ns

1.38

ns

1.11

0.95

1.12

ns

1.10

ns

1.08

1.08

1.13

Husband/Partner alone (0–5)

1.06

ns

1.21

ns

1.11

1.09

1.36

1.14

1.13

1.12

1.20

1.21

1.11

1.10

ns

1.23

1.15

Husband-wife (0–5)

0.92

0.88

ns

0.91

0.88

0.81

1.18

0.90

0.92

na

na

0.93

ns

ns

0.91

ns

1.08

Media access

                 

Read newspaper

0.84

0.77

0.79

0.81

0.80

0.82

0.85

ns

1.20

ns

0.81

0.75

0.88

ns

ns

ns

0.74

Listen to radio

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

0.83

ns

ns

ns

ns

0.80

ns

ns

ns

1.23

Watch television

ns

ns

0.85

0.85

ns

ns

ns

0.81

ns

1.22

1.26

ns

ns

ns

1.18

ns

ns

  1. Abbreviations: OR: odds ratio; ns: not significant; na: not available
  2. *Shown are odds ratio that are significant at p = 0.01
  3. Reference group: Age- 35 or older; Education – secondary or more; occupation – working; marital status – never married; wealth status – richest