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. 2012 Feb 13;12:125. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-125

Table 4.

Factors related to experiencing of partners' physical violence in life time among women in Shimelba refugee camp, 2011

Variable Physical violence in the life time Odds Ratio and 95% C.I

No (%) Yes (%) Adjusted (AOR)** P value
Religion of women
 Orthodox 200(75) 66 (50) 1
 Muslim 33(11) 35 (27) 2.4(1.1, 5.5)* 0.027
 Catholic 32(11) 22 (17) 1.2(0.5,3.04)
 Protestant 22(8) 7(5) 1.2(0.42,3.90)
 Others* 4(1) 1(1) 0.4(0.03, 6.0)
Occupation of women
 Housewife 266(72) 107(80) 1
 Trading 8(3) 4(3) 0.5(0.1, 2.1)
 Employee 6(2) 3(2) 3.2(0.4, 23.5)
 Farmer 5(2) 19(15) 13.0(3.7,45.5)* < 0.001
Women know other husband to beat his wife*
 Yes 112(38) 92(70) 1.8(1.0, 3.5)* 0.049
 No 179(62) 39(30) 1

Others*: - Jah.weh, Pagan, *presence of conflict in their neighbors