Table 1 Demographic characteristics of married Bangladeshi men (n = 3096) and associations with forms of past‐year intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration.
| Sample % (95% CI) | Any form of IPV (past year) | Physical IPV only (past year) | Sexual IPV only (past year) | Both physical and sexual IPV (past year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–25 | 11.95 (10.67 to 13.36) | 58.54 (53.07 to 63.81) | 28.90 (24.20 to 34.10) | 12.03 (8.19 to 17.35) | 17.61 (13.17 to 23.16) |
| 26–35 | 32.05 (29.98 to 34.19) | 45.57 (41.62 to 49.58) | 21.60 (18.68 to 24.84) | 13.22 (10.95 to 15.87) | 10.76 (8.76 to 13.16) |
| 36–45 | 36.06 (34.31 to 37.85) | 30.12 (26.85 to 33.61) | 17.74 (15.25 to 20.53) | 7.23 (5.64 to 9.22) | 5.16 (3.96 to 6.70) |
| 46–55 | 19.94 (18.23 to 21.77) | 21.96 (18.23 to 26.20) | 14.01 (11.22 to 17.36) | 6.21 (4.04 to 9.45) | 1.74 (0.63 to 9.07) |
| p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 23.32 (21.61 to 25.12) | 36.89 (31.54 to 42.57) | 21.16 (17.40 to 25.48) | 9.79 (7.48 to 12.71) | 5.94 (4.25 to 8.24) |
| Rural | 76.68 (74.88 to 78.39) | 36.83 (34.23 to 39.51) | 19.08 (17.25 to 21.06) | 9.44 (7.99 to 11.11) | 8.31 (6.95 to 9.91) |
| p Value | 0.985 | 0.365 | 0.818 | 0.057 | |
| Education | |||||
| No education | 31.00 (28.57 to 33.54) | 39.83 (35.98 to 43.82) | 24.07 (20.93 to 27.52) | 7.05 (5.42 to 9.12) | 8.71 (6.53 to 11.55) |
| Primary | 37.52 (35.51 to 39.58) | 40.38 (36.60 to 43.82) | 21.15 (18.43 to 24.16) | 9.38 (7.53 to 11.64) | 9.84 (8.13 to 11.87) |
| Secondary | 21.45 (19.69 to 23.33) | 32.39 (27.68 to 37.49) | 13.40 (10.50 to 16.96) | 13.47 (10.21 to 17.57) | 5.52 (3.78 to 8.00) |
| Higher | 10.02 (8.79 to 11.40) | 23.86 (17.95 to 30.97) | 12.85 (8.82 to 18.35) | 9.22 (5.56 to 14.89) | 1.79 (0.79 to 4.03) |
| p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.004 | <0.001 | |
| Wealth index | |||||
| Poorest | 19.92 (17.86 to 22.15) | 40.93 (35.88 to46.17) | 21.92 (18.58 to 25.67) | 7.92 (5.84 to 10.65) | 11.09 (8.43, 14.45) |
| Poorer | 21.46 (19.64 to 23.40) | 41.0 (36.62 to 45.53) | 22.75 (19.16 to 26.8) | 9.61 (7.60 to 12.07) | 8.64 (6.36 to 11.64) |
| Middle | 20.09 (18.17 to 22.16) | 40.72 (36.05 to 45.57) | 18.92 (15.4 to 22.99) | 10.77 (7.84 to 14.63) | 11.04 (8.03 to 14.99) |
| Richer | 18.83 (16.94 to 20.88) | 31.68 (26.61 to 37.22) | 18.38 (14.62 to 22.85) | 8.42 (5.79 to 12.11) | 4.88 (3.16 to 7.44) |
| Richest | 19.69 (17.60 to 21.97) | 29.15 (23.55 to 35.47) | 15.50 (11.94 to 19.88) | 10.80 (7.92 to 14.57) | 2.85 (1.70 to 4.73) |
| p Value | <0.001 | 0.066 | 0.593 | <0.001 | |
| Religion | |||||
| Muslim | 90.04 (86.71 to 92.60) | 37.84 (35.43 to 40.32) | 20.00 (18.23 to 21.9) | 9.92 (8.56 to 11.47) | 7.92 (6.72 to 9.32) |
| Hindu | 9.96 (7.40 to 13.29) | 27.71 (21.70 to 34.65) | 15.08 (10.74 to 20.76) | 6.75 (4.10 to 10.92) | 5.88 (3.10 to 10.85) |
| p Value | 0.008 | 0.086 | 0.119 | 0.296 | |
| Number of wives | |||||
| One | 95.38 (93.84 to 96.55) | 36.78 (34.29 to 39.33) | 22.16 (15.07 to 31.35) | 10.22 (5.47 to 18.3) | 7.85 (6.67 to 9.23) |
| More than one | 4.62 (3.45 to 6.12) | 38.18 (28.57 to 48.81) | 19.44 (17.66 to 21.35) | 9.48 (8.22 to 10.92) | 5.80 (2.93 to 11.16) |
| p Value | 0.797 | 0.531 | 0.817 | 0.338 | |
| Total | 3096 | 36.84 (34.37 to 39.28) | 19.56 (17.88 to 21.37) | 9.52 (8.26 to 10.94) | 7.76 (6.63 to 9.07) |
Values are represented as % (95% CI).