Table 1.
Socioeconomic and Behavioral Characteristics and Association With Intimate Partner Physical Violence Among Young Married Women in Mysore, India (N = 898)
| Total |
Intimate Partner Physical Violence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | Percentage | N | Percentage | P |
| Age category (years) | .156 | ||||
| 15–20 | 57 | 6.4 | 22 | 38.6 | |
| 21–25 | 367 | 40.9 | 181 | 49.3 | |
| 26–30 | 474 | 52.8 | 246 | 51.9 | |
| Years of education | .005 | ||||
| 0–7 | 512 | 57.0 | 277 | 54.1 | |
| >7 | 386 | 43.0 | 172 | 44.6 | |
| Religion | .75 | ||||
| Hindu | 621 | 69.2 | 315 | 50.7 | |
| Muslim | 258 | 28.7 | 124 | 48.1 | |
| Christian | 19 | 2.1 | 10 | 52.6 | |
| Occupation | .04 | ||||
| Unskilled | 848 | 94.4 | 431 | 50.8 | |
| Skilled | 50 | 5.6 | 18 | 36 | |
| Have children | |||||
| Yes | 759 | 84.5 | 390 | 51.4 | .05 |
| No | 139 | 15.9 | 59 | 42.5 | |
| Contribution to the household income | .001 | ||||
| None | 643 | 71.6 | 304 | 47.3 | |
| Some | 151 | 16.8 | 103 | 68.2 | |
| All | 104 | 11.6 | 42 | 40.3 | |
| Age at marriage (years) | .001 | ||||
| ≤18 | 676 | 75.3 | 360 | 53.3 | |
| >18 | 222 | 24.7 | 89 | 40.1 | |
| Oral sex in lifetime | .198 | ||||
| Yes | 40 | 4.46 | 24 | 60.0 | |
| No | 857 | 95.5 | 425 | 49.6 | |
| Anal sex in lifetime | .003 | ||||
| Yes | 55 | 6.12 | 38 | 69.1 | |
| No | 843 | 93.8 | 411 | 48.8 | |
| Sex with partner who was under the influence of alcohol | .001 | ||||
| Yes | 360 | 40.1 | 223 | 61.9 | |
| No | 537 | 59.9 | 226 | 42.1 | |
| Reported sexual violence | .001 | ||||
| Yes | 325 | 36.2 | 246 | 75.7 | |
| No | 573 | 63.8 | 203 | 35.4 | |