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Table 3 Descriptive data for additional 'characteristics of union' variables, and AORs* and 95%CIs for associations with current IPV among cohabiting and married women

From: What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence

 

BGD rural

BGD urban

BRA rural

BRA urban

ETH rural

JPN urban

NAM urban

  
 

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

  

Among cohabiting

(n = 926)

(n = 1050)

(n = 870)

(n = 639)

(n = 1859)

(n = 833)

(n = 754)

  

Duration of relationship

> = 5 yrs

80

-

75

-

68

-

68

-

85

-

-

-

61

-

  

1-5 yrs

16

0.63 (0.36 - 1.1)

21

0.94 (0.61 - 1.4)

24

0.68 (0.38 - 1.2)

26

0.67 (0.30 - 1.5)

11

0.68 (0.45 - 1.0)

-

--

30

0.83 (0.50 - 1.4)

  

<1 yr

4

0.57 (0.21 - 1.5)

3

0.44 (0.17 - 1.1)

7

1.3 (0.60 - 3.0)

6

0.86 (0.23 - 3.3)

3

0.49 (0.24 - 0.97)

-

--

9

0.95 (0.43 - 2.1)

  

Among cohabiting

(n = 926)

(n = 1046)

(n = 870)

(n = 639)

(n = 1821)

(n = 830)

(n = 407)

  

Choice of husband

She took part

5

-

16

-

98

-

98

-

6

-

98

-

72

-

  

He/family chose

95

0.66 (0.34 - 1.3)

84

0.63 (0.43 - 0.93)

2

1.0 (0.17 - 6.4)

2

6.3 (1.3 - 31.7)

94

1.6 (1.0 - 2.4)

2

3.2 (0.51 - 19.6)

28

0.62 (0.28 - 1.4)

  

Bride price/dowry

 

(binary)

 

(binary)

            

Dowry

54

1.8 (1.3 - 2.4)

12

2.3 (1.5 - 3.5)

    

10

1.4 (1.0 - 2.1)

  

9

1.7 (0.57 - 5.0)

  

Bride price

1

--

1

--

    

7

0.65 (0.45 - 0.95)

  

19

0.78 (0.32 - 1.9)

  

None

45

-

87

-

    

80

-

  

72

-

  

4

-

 

-

     

2

0.57 (0.30 - 1.1)

      

Polygamy

No

98

-

97

-

    

69

-

  

76

-

  

Yes

2

1.66 (0.58 - 4.7)

3

3.0 (1.2 - 7.1)

    

31

1.3 (0.83 - 2.0)

  

11

2.6 (1.0 - 6.6)

  

Don't know

0.3

--

-

--

    

0.1

1.1 (0.12 - 10.2)

  

13

--

  
 

PER rural

PER urban

SMA

SRB urban

THA rural

THA urban

TZA rural

TZA urban

 

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

%

AOR (95%CI)

Among cohabiting

(n = 946)

(n = 595)

(n = 931)

(n = 755)

(n = 769)

(n = 836)

(n = 870)

(n = 995)

Duration of relationship

> = 5 yrs

76

-

69

-

68

-

74

-

83

-

74

-

64

-

63

-

1-5 yrs

20

1.1 (0.64 - 1.8)

23

1.8 (0.91 - 3.5)

24

1.3 (0.79 - 2.0)

20

1.3 (0.41 - 4.0)

13

1.3 (0.71 - 2.4)

20

1.4 (0.88 - 2.3)

30

0.94 (0.60 - 1.5)

29

0.76 (0.50 - 1.2)

<1 yr

4

1.0 (0.39 - 2.8)

7

2.8 (1.0 - 7.6)

8

1.6 (0.76 - 3.3)

6

1.9 (0.29 - 12.6)

4

0.72 (0.25 - 2.0)

5

1.3 (0.58 - 2.9)

6

0.45 (0.20 - 1.0)

8

0.61 (0.30 - 1.2)

Among cohabiting

(n = 587)

(n = 383)

(n = 689)

(n = 650)

(n = 690)

(n = 681)

(n = 529)

(n = 709)

Choice of husband

She took part

80

-

87

-

96

-

99

-

85

-

91

-

92

-

87

-

He/family chose

20

0.82 (0.47 - 1.4)

13

0.37 (0.12 - 1.1)

4

0.37 (0.12 - 1.15)

1

135.7 (6.4 - 2872.5)

15

0.93 (0.54 - 1.6)

9

0.59 (0.26 - 1.3)

8

1.3 (0.61 - 2.4)

13

1.3 (0.69 - 2.2)

Bride price/dowry

         

(binary)

 

(binary)

    

Dowry

        

0.4

 

1

 

1

0.47 (0.04 - 6.24)

7

1.0 (0.30 - 3.5)

Bride price

        

93

0.49 (0.25 - 0.98)

84

0.85 (0.49 - 1.5)

94

1.34 (0.53 - 3.43)

87

1.6 (0.67 - 4.0)

None

        

7

-

16

-

6

-

5

-

4

                

Polygamy

No

            

81

-

82

-

Yes

            

18

2.4 (1.4 - 4.1)

13

1.1 (0.67 - 1.9)

Don't know

            

1

 

5

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  1. *Adjusted for all variables in same and above sections of this Table, and for all variables in Table 2
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