Table 3 Percentage distribution of ever experience of at least one partner violence by background characteristics and unadjusted binary logistic regression coefficient
Characteristic | % Ever experienced | Coefficient | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Interparental violence | |||
Not exposed ref | 17.4 | – | – |
Exposed | 44.3 | 1.327 | 1.176 1.477 |
Maternal age | |||
15–24 years ref | 17.9 | – | – |
25–34 years | 21.0 | 0.198 | 0.074 0.324 |
35–49 years | 19.2 | 0.086 | −0.063 0.235 |
Maternal education | |||
Low ref | 17.4 | – | – |
Moderate | 26.0 | 0.511 | 0.370 0.652 |
High | 17.1 | −0.025 | −0.266 0.216 |
Attitudes towards wife beating | |||
Violence not justified ref | 16.0 | – | – |
Violence justified | 25.7 | 0.597 | 0.460 0.734 |
Employment status | |||
Not working ref | 15.7 | – | – |
Working | 21.3 | 0.374 | 0.246 0.501 |
Male dominance in family | |||
Not male dominated ref | 23.6 | – | – |
Male dominated | 17.7 | −0.360 | −0.485 −0.234 |
Partner drinks alcohol | |||
Does not drink ref | 15.5 | – | – |
Drinks | 39.0 | 1.251 | 1.109 1.392 |
Partner’s education | |||
Low ref | 17.1 | – | – |
Moderate | 24.1 | 0.433 | 0.296 0.570 |
High | 21.3 | 0.276 | 0.076 0.476 |
Proportion poorest in community | |||
Low ref | 22.0 | – | – |
Medium | 26.1 | 0.226 | −0.068 0.520 |
High | 14.0 | −0.553 | −0.791 −0.315 |
Place of residence | |||
Urban ref | 21.3 | – | – |
Rural | 18.6 | −0.166 | −0.369 0.038 |
Geographic region | |||
North-central ref | 26.0 | – | – |
North-east | 28.5 | 0.129 | −0.202 0.461 |
North-west | 9.5 | −1.205 | −1.594 −0.816 |
South-east | 30.0 | 0.180 | −0.163 0.523 |
South-south | 25.6 | −0.016 | −0.312 0.280 |
South-west | 19.0 | −0.404 | −0.678 −0.129 |