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Table 2 The association between socio-demographics and war torture experiences with IPV

From: Intimate partner violence as seen in post-conflict eastern Uganda: prevalence, risk factors and mental health consequences

 

Males

Females

 

Physical IPV

Psychological IPV

Physical IPV

Psychological IPV

Sexual IPV

 

Univariate OR (95 % CI)

Univariable OR (95 % CI)

Univariate OR (95 % CI)

Univariable OR (95 % CI)

Univariate OR (95 % CI)

 

90/416 (21.5 %)

164/416 (39.3 %)

159/694 (22.9 %)

307/694 (44.2 %)

54/694 (7.8 %)

Sub-county

P = 0.40

P = 0.75

P = 0.004

P = 0.07

P = 0.68

Acowa

1

1

1

1

1

Magoro

1.60 (0.84-3.03)

0.98 (0.56-1.72)

2.28 (1.20-4.33)

2.02 (1.11-3.68)

0.66 (0.28-1.55)

Ngariam

0.96 (0.49-1.87)

0.89 (0.52-1.51)

3.16 (1.67-5.96)

2.19 (1.20-4.01)

0.76 (0.32-1.78)

Usuk

1.19 (0.61-2.33)

1.21 (0.69-2.11)

2.78 (1.45-5.30)

2.01 (1.10-3.68)

1.02 (0.46-2.29)

Socio-demographics

     

Age (years)

P = 0.21

P = 0.75

P = 0.40

P = 0.55

p = 0.50

15-24

1

1

1

1

1

25-34

0.90 (0.40-2.00)

0.74 (0.36-1.53)

1.62 (0.82-3.21)

1.05 (0.60-1.85)

0.94 (0.33-2.67)

35-44

0.96 (0.43-2.15)

0.70 (0.34-1.46)

1.14 (0.52-2.48)

0.78 (0.37-1.67)

1.34 (0.50-3.59)

45-54

0.42 (0.16-1.14)

0.76 (0.34-1.69)

1.01 (0.49-2.09)

1.00 (0.56-1.79)

0.39 (0.10-1.42)

55-64

0.65 (0.23-1.81)

0.54 (0.22-1.34)

1.27 (0.59-2.75)

0.63 (0.33-1.18)

1.19 (0.39-3.61)

65+

0.43 (0.16-1.14)

0.56 (0.25-1.26)

1.73 (0.85-3.55)

0.81 (0.44-1.48)

0.94 (0.32-2.78)

Marital status

P = 0.09

P = 0.14

P = 0.69

P = 0.12

P = 0.54

Married

1

1

1

1

1

Divorced/widowed

0.48 (0.21-1.12)

0.62 (0.33-1.18)

0.92 (0.60-1.40)

0.71 (0.47-1.09)

0.83 (0.45-1.52)

Education level

P = 0.10

P = 0.14

P = 0.03

P = 0.22

P = 0.86

No education

1

1

1

1

1

Primary only

1.77(1.04-3.03)

1.44 (0.93-2.23)

1.50 (1.00-2.24)

1.37 (0.93-2.02)

0.95 (0.52-1.74)

Secondary or higher

1.68 (0.79-3.54)

1.67 (0.89-3.14)

0.20 (0.03-1.53)

0.84 (0.28-2.50)

 

Religion

P = 0.58

P = 0.98

P = 0.24

P = 0.29

P = 0.74

Catholic

1

1

1

1

1

Protestant

1.04 (0.63-1.73)

1.01 (0.66-1.56)

1.22 (0.80-1.87)

1.26 (0.84-1.87)

1.28 (0.68-2.41)

Other

0.34 (0.04-2.76)

0.89 (0.25-3.33)

2.07 (0.82-5.22)

1.82 (0.74-4.44)

1.14 (0.25-5.12)

Poverty index

P = 0.0006

P = 0.005

P = 0.24

P = 0.86

P = 0.28

Low (≤23)

1

1

1

1

1

Medium (24–30)

1.94 (0.96-3.91)

1.70 (0.99-2.90)

1.46 (0.91-2.33)

1.08 (0.73-1.59)

0.59 (0.27-1.26)

High (> = 30)

3.57 (1.83-6.98)

2.44 (1.43-4.15)

1.45 (0.83-2.52)

1.16 (0.66-2.03)

1.03 (0.50-2.09)

Alcohol use

P = 0.15

P = 0.09

P = 0.003

P = 0.006

P = 0.02

Non drinker

1

1

1

1

1

Drinker

1.41 (0.88-2.27)

1.42 (0.95-2.12)

1.82 (1.22-2.72)

1.70 (1.16-2.50)

2.06 (1.14-3.71)

War-related

     

torture experiences

     

Close relative killed1

P = 0.29

P = 0.97

P = 0.26

P = 0.56

P = 0.06

No

1

1

1

1

1

Yes

0.77 (0.48-1.24)

1.00 (0.67-1.50)

1.27 (0.84-1.93)

0.89 (0.59-1.34)

1.81 (0.97-3.36)

Sexual torture

P = 0.16

P = 0.006

P = 0.02

P = 0.02

P = 0.12

No

1

1

1

1

1

Yes

1.56 (0.84-2.92)

2.20 (1.25-3.88)

1.70 (1.08-2.68)

1.71 (1.11-2.64)

1.70 (0.88-3.29)

Physical torture

P = 0.68

P = 0.009

P = 0.002

P = 0.009

P = 0.007

No

1

1

1

1

1

Yes

1.10 (0.69-1.77)

1.72 (1.15-2.57)

1.98 (1.30-3.03)

1.73 (1.15-2.60)

2.45 (1.28-4.67)

  1. Note
  2. 1Includes parent, child, spouse or sibling (not other relative as this was too common)