Table 2.
Multilevel mixed logistic regression for the association between the determinants and women's attitudes justifying IPV against women in Guyana.
| Determinants | Time-AOR (95% CI) | P-value | Time and confounder-AOR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area of residence | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Urban | ref | ref | ||
| Rural | 2.46 (2.11–2.88) | 2.22 (1.90–2.66) | ||
| Woman age | 0.12 | |||
| 15–19 | ref | – | – | |
| 20–24 | 0.82 (0.71–0.99) | |||
| 25–29 | 0.91 (0.77–1.08) | |||
| 30–34 | 0.87 (0.72–1.04) | |||
| 35–39 | 0.96 (0.81–1.15) | |||
| 40–44 | 0.88 (0.73–1.05) | |||
| 45–49 | 1.18 (0.99–1.40) | |||
| Sex of household head | <0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| Male | 1.36 (1.21–1.52) | 1.25 (1.11–1.40) | ||
| Female | ref | ref | ||
| Marital/Union status | <0.001 | 0.046 | ||
| Currently married/in union | 1.34 (1.19–1.51) | 1.17 (1.02–1.33) | ||
| Formerly married/in union | 1.12 (0.90–1.39) | 1.09 (0.86–1.38) | ||
| Never married/in union | ref | ref | ||
| Woman education | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| None | 1.60 (1.07–2.41) | 1.13 (0.73–1.73) | ||
| Primary | 2.04 (1.79–2.31) | 1.59 (1.39–1.82) | ||
| Secondary+ | ref | ref | ||
| Wealth index quintile | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Poorest | 2.90 (2.42–3.49) | 2.30 (1.90–2.80) | ||
| Second | 2.12 (2.08–2.91) | 2.12 (1.78–2.53) | ||
| Middle | 2.01 (1.69–2.38) | 1.71 (1.43–2.04) | ||
| Fourth | 1.32 (1.10–1.75) | 1.21 (1.001–1.46) | ||
| Richest | ref | ref | ||
| Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Almost every day | ref | ref | ||
| At least once a week | 1.42 (1.23–1.63) | 1.27 (1.09–1.47) | ||
| Less than once a week | 1.66 (1.40–1.97) | 1.38 (1.16–1.65) | ||
| Not at all | 2.23 (1.91–2.60) | 1.65 (1.39–1.95) | ||
| Frequency of watching television | <0.001 | 0.82 | ||
| Almost every day | ref | ref | ||
| At least once a week | 1.10 (0.95–1.26) | 1.02 (0.88–1.19) | ||
| Less than once a week | 1.24 (1.004–1.53) | 1.11 (0.89–1.39) | ||
| Not at all | 1.47 (1.27–1.70) | 0.99 (0.84–1.18) | ||
| Time (Year) | 0.95 (0.94–0.96) | <0.001 | 0.94 (0.92–0.95) | <0.001 |
The units of analysis are 30 (10 regions × 3 years). Variable from level 1 includes area of residence, woman age, sex of household head, marital status/union, woman education and wealth index quintile. Level 2 includes frequency of reading newspaper or magazine, and frequency of watching television. Each variable was adjusted for all other variables within the same level and above.