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. 2023 Jul 28;23:547. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05002-5

Table 3.

Factors associated with violence against women among female construction workers in Addis Ababa, 2021

Variables Category VAW COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Age Yes No
15–19 93 23 3.092(1.71, 5.42) 2.37(1.26, 4.45)**
20–25 241 73 2.52(1.66, 3.82) 2.24(1.41, 3.56)**
26–30 167 80 1.59(1.05, 2.42) 2.13(1.98, 1.24)**
Above 30 85 65 1
History of drink alcohol Yes 146 68 0.84(0.60, 1.18) 0.85(0.58, 1.24)
No 440 173 1
History of coworkers chewed chat Yes 33 5 2.81(1.08, 7.30) 2.56(0.90, 7.32)
No 555 236 1
Working category Site engineer 3 7 0.14(0.03, 0.54) 0.30(0.71, 1.32)
Foremen 34 28 0.34(0.23, 0.67) 0.69(0.37, 1.30)
Painter and slab worker 83 55 0.48(0.33, 0.72) 0.75(0.47, 1.19)
Daily laborer 466 151 1
Discuses about reproductive health issues Yes 466 62 0.74(0.52, 1.50) 0.90(0.60, 1.34)
No 120 179 1
History of a friend who drinks alcohol Yes 437 194 1.41(. 0.97, 2.03) 0.70(0.46, 1.05)
No 149 47 1
Educational status No formal education 152 40 4.22(2.63, 6.78) 3.16(1.80, 5.54)**
1–8 223 37 6.70(4.18, 10.76) 4.64(2.68, 8.02)**
9–12 140 85 1.18(1.20, 2.78) 1.34(0.81, 2.22)**
Diploma and above 71 79 1
Number of years lived Addis Ababa Below 3 years 214 50 5.31(2.98, 9.46) 3.02(1.59, 5.73)**
3–7 years 207 73 3.52(2.01, 6.14) 2.14(1.14, 4.00)**
7–10 years 67 33 2.52(1.32, 4.79) 1.79(0.89, 3.60)
Above 10 years 69 49 1.74(0.94, 3.22) 1.34(0.68, 2.62)
Born in Addis Ababa 29 36 1

***=P-value < 0.001, **=P-value < 0.01, *=P-value < 0.05