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Table 3 Factors associated with intimate partner violence against married migrant workers

From: Intimate partner violence against married rural-to-urban migrant workers in eastern China: prevalence, patterns, and associated factors

 

Intimate partner violence

cOR (95% CI)

p

aOR (95% CI)

p

Yes (n = 770)

No (n = 974)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Men

379 (49.2)

494 (50.7)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Women

391 (50.8)

480 (49.3)

1.06 (0.88–1.28)

0.53

1.04 (0.84–1.28)

0.74

Age group

 >37 years(first generation)

382 (49.6)

418 (42.9)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 ≤37 years (second generation)

388 (50.4)

556 (57.1)

0.71 (0.58–0.85)

0.00

0.75 (0.58–0.96)

0.02

Education group

 Primary school or lower

78 (10.1)

69 (7.2)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Junior high school

408 (53.0)

538 (55.2)

0.67 (0.47–0.95)

0.03

0.66 (0.46–0.96)

0.03

 Senior high school

177 (23.0)

237 (24.3)

0.66 (0.45–0.96)

0.03

0.58 (0.39–0.88)

0.01

 College

107 (13.9)

130 (13.3)

0.73 (0.48–1.10)

0.13

0.64 (0.40–1.02)

0.06

Region of origin

 North

246 (31.9)

337 (34.6)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 South

524 (68.1)

637 (65.4)

1.13 (0.92–1.38)

0.24

1.24 (0.98–1.54)

0.05

Monthly income (RMB: yuan)

 ≤2500

77 (10.0)

102 (10.5)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 2501–3500

370 (48.1)

476 (48.9)

1.03 (0.74–1.43)

0.86

1.08 (0.77–1.52)

0.66

 >3500

323 (41.9)

396 (40.7)

1.08 (0.78–1.50)

0.65

1.07 (0.76–1.55)

0.66

Duration of migration (years)

 1–6

171 (22.2)

193 (19.8)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 7–12

256 (33.2)

283 (29.1)

1.02 (0.78–1.33)

0.88

0.55 (0.82–1.46)

1.10

 13–20

250 (32.5)

381 (39.1)

0.74 (0.57–0.96)

0.02

0.44 (0.65–1.21)

0.89

 ≥21

93 (12.1)

117 (12.0)

0.89 (0.64–1.26)

0.53

0.47 (0.77–1.76)

1.16

Number of migratory cities

 1–2

446 (57.9)

608 (62.4)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 3–4

260 (33.8)

290 (29.8)

1.22 (0.99–1.50)

0.06

1.17 (0.94–1.45)

0.17

 ≥5

64 (8.3)

76 (7.8)

1.15 (0.81–1.64)

0.45

0.87 (0.59–1.28)

0.48

Marital status

 First marriage

665 (86.4)

869 (89.2)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Remarriage

105 (13.6)

95 (10.8)

1.79 (1.21–2.64)

0.00

1.34 (0.86–2.08)

0.19

Lifestyle with your spouse

 Living together

155 (20.3)

154 (15.9)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Living in separate places

609 (79.7)

816 (84.1)

1.35 (1.05–1.73)

0.02

1.03 (0.79–1.34)

0.85

Marital satisfaction

 Satisfied

563 (73.1)

821 (84.3)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Ok

175 (22.7)

146 (15.0)

1.75 (1.37–2.23)

0.00

1.71 (1.32–2.22)

0.00

 Dissatisfied

32 (4.2)

7 (0.7)

6.67 (2.92–15.21)

0.00

5.59 (2.25–13.89)

0.00

Premarital sex

 No

467 (60.7)

704 (72.3)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Yes

302 (39.3)

270 (27.7)

1.69 (1.38–2.06)

0.00

1.51 (1.21–1.89)

0.00

Extramarital affairs

 No

677 (11.5)

924 (94.9)

1.00 (reference)

 

1.00 (reference)

 

 Yes

88 (11.5)

50 (5.1)

2.40 (1.67–3.45)

0.00

1.84 (1.26–2.71)

0.00