Table 2.
Sociodemographic and partner characteristics of women completing the Domestic Violence module of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zambia between 2011–2015, as categorized by child loss (n=27,889)
| Child Loss | No Child Loss | P-value | |
| Physical IPV | |||
| Yes | 38.20% | 32.97% | 0.000 |
| Sexual IPV | |||
| Yes | 15.14% | 12.60% | 0.000 |
| Emotional IPV | |||
| Yes | 30.97% | 26.33% | 0.000 |
| Any IPV | |||
| Yes | 48.73% | 42.26% | 0.000 |
| 1 type of IPV | |||
| Yes | 22.04% | 19.88% | 0.000 |
| 2 or 3 types of IPV | |||
| Yes | 26.68% | 22.38% | 0.000 |
| Age (years) | |||
| 15–19 | 1.10% | 4.88% | 0.031 |
| 20–24 | 7.00% | 19.58% | |
| 25–29 | 15.40% | 25.94% | |
| 30–34 | 21.23% | 20.98% | |
| 35–39 | 21.81% | 14.18% | |
| 40–44 | 17.43% | 8.75% | |
| 45–49 | 16.03% | 5.70% | |
| Wealth Index | |||
| Poorest | 26.36% | 21.64% | 0.000 |
| Poor | 23.72% | 20.15% | |
| Middle | 22.95% | 20.37% | |
| Wealthier | 17.66% | 20.05% | |
| Wealthiest | 9.32% | 17.78% | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Not currently married |
23.63% | 27.92% | 0.002 |
| Married | 76.37% | 72.08% | |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 71.99% | 61.98% | 0.000 |
| Urban | 28.01% | 38.02% | |
| Education | |||
| Less than or Primary |
84.79% | 70.23% | 0.000 |
| More than Primary | 15.21% | 29.77% | |
| Partner's education | |||
| Less than or Primary |
34.06% | 22.36% | 0.000 |
| More than Primary | 65.94% | 77.64% |
Note: IPV, intimate partner violence.