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. 2023 Jul 2;64(3):314–326.

Table 4:

Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Respondents’ Perception of Domestic Violence

Variable Perception of Domestic Violence (%) χ 2 Df p-value Fisher’s Exact Test p-value
Good Perception Poor Perception Total
n = 195 n = 170 n = 365
Age Group              
15 – 19 38 59 97(26.57) 22.925 9 0.006* -
20 – 24 41 19 60(16.44)        
25 – 29 23 18 41(11.23)        
30 – 34 27 16 43(11.78)        
35 – 39 21 14 35(9.59)        
40 – 44 19 7 26(7.12)        
45 – 49 7 9 16(4.38)        
50 – 54 8 13 21(5.75)        
55 – 59 5 6 11(3.01)        
>59 6 9 15(4.11)        
               
Tribe              
Hausa 186 139 325(89.04) 22.347 3 < 0.001 <0.001*
Fulani 7 31 38(10.41)        
Igbo 1 0 1(0.27)        
Yoruba 1 0 1(0.27)        
               
Religion              
Islam 193 170 363(99.45) 1.753 1 0.185 2.685
Christianity 2 0 2(0.55)        
               
Occupation              
None 144 103 247(67.67) 24.41 4 <0.001 <0.001*
Artisan 11 26 37(10.14)        
Petty trading 17 32 49(13.42)        
Civil service 21 6 27(4.40)        
Others 2 3 5(1.37)        
               
Marital status              
Single 7 6 13(3.56) 11.843 3 0.008 0.023*
Married 181 149 330(90.41)        
Divorced 1 4 5(1.37)        
Widowed 6 11 17(4.66)        
               
Level of education              
None 29 75 104(28.49) 55.233 4 < 0.001 < 0.001
Qur’anic 46 19 65(17.81)        
Primary 68 64 132(36.16)        
Secondary 48 11 59(16.16)        
Post-secondary 4 1 5(1.37)        

*Statistically significant