Table 2 Factors associated with physical and sexual abuse
From: Prevalence of abuse among the elderly population of Syangja, Nepal
Variables | Physical abuse | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No | Yes | 0.001* |
Sex | |||
 Male | 163 (97.6%) | 4 (2.4%) | |
 Female | 186 (90.3%) | 20 (9.7%) | |
Ethnicity | 0.001* | ||
 Brahmin | 77 (97.5%) | 2 (2.5%) | |
 Chhetri | 76 (98.7%) | 1 (1.9%) | |
 Janajati | 149 (93.7%) | 10 (6.3%) | |
 Dalit | 47 (81.0%) | 11 (19.0%) | |
Type of family | 0.240 | ||
 Nuclear | 127 (94.8%) | 7 (5.2%) | |
 Joint | 213 (93.4%) | 15 (6.6%) | |
 Extended | 9 (81.8%) | 2 (18.2%) | |
Tobacco consumption | 0.027* | ||
 No | 153 (96.8%) | 5 (3.2%) | |
 Yes | 196 (91.2%) | 19 (8.8%) | |
Alcohol consumption | 0.380 | ||
 No | 225 (94.5%) | 13 (5.5%) | |
 Yes | 124 (91.9%) | 11 (8.1%) | |
Sexual Abuse | |||
| Â | No | Yes | 0.467 |
Sex | |||
 Male | 165 (98.8%) | 2 (1.2%) | |
 Female | 201 (97.6%) | 5 (2.4%) | |
Ethnicity | 0.191 | ||
 Brahmin | 76 (96.2%) | 3 (3.8%) | |
 Chhetri | 76 (98.7%) | 1 (1.3%) | |
 Janajati | 158 (99.4%) | 1 (0.6%) | |
 Dalit | 56 (96.6%) | 2 (3.4%) | |
Tobacco consumption | 0.012* | ||
 No | 154 (97.5%) | 4 (2.5%) | |
 Yes | 196 (91.2%) | 19 (8.8%) | |
Alcohol consumption | 0.231 | ||
 No | 226 (95.0%) | 12 (5.0%) | |
 Yes | 124 (91.9%) | 11 (8.1%) | |
Illness in last year | 0.697 | ||
 No | 240 (98.4%) | 4 (1.6%) | |
 Yes | 126 (97.7%) | 3 (2.3%) | |