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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 7.
Published in final edited form as: Asia Pac J Public Health. 2011 Aug 18;27(2):NP2512–NP2520. doi: 10.1177/1010539511418818

Table 2.

Association of Physical Violence With Sociodemographic and Other Factors

Males
Females
Violent; n (%) ORa (95% CI) P Adjusted OR (95% CI) P Violent; n (%) ORa (95% CI) P Adjusted OR (95% CI) P
Total 240 (13.5) 149 (7.9)
Sociodemographic factors
Age group (years) <.001 <.001 .001 <.001
 ≥19 109 (10.3) 1 1 70 (6.3) 1 1
 <18 131 (18.1) 1.87 (1.42-2.45) 2.25 (1.64-3.07) 79 (10.3) 1.7 (1.21-2.38) 2.02 (1.4-2.91)
Household SES <.001 .13
 High 133 (16.9) 1 78 (8.8) 1
 Low 107 (10.8) 0.6 (0.45-0.79) 71 (7.1) 0.77 (0.55-1.08)
Currently in education .57 .11
 Yes 112 (14.1) 1 72 (9.01) 1
 No 128 (13.0) 0.92 (0.7-1.21) 77 (7.1) 0.75 (0.53-1.06)
Living with parents 0.79 0.01 <0.001
 Yes 227 (13.4) 1 120 (7.3) 1 1
 No 13 (14.4) 1.08 (0.59-1.98) 29 (12.0) 1.74 (1.12-2.69) 2.36 (1.5-3.73)
Residence <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
 Rural 54 (5.9) 1 1 43 (4.8) 1 1
 Urban 186 (21.5) 4.32 (3.11-5.98) 3.51 (2.46-4.99) 106 (10.7) 2.36 (1.62-3.46) 1.98 (1.34-2.92)
Other factors
Sexual abuse <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
 No 149 (10.5) 1 1 100 (6.3) 1 1
 Yes 91 (25.6) 2.58 (1.89-3.51) 1.83 (1.3-2.57) 49 (17.0) 2.73 (1.85-4.03) 2.34 (1.57-3.48)
Forced sexual
intercourse
<.001 .003 .15
 No 219 (12.6) 1 1 144 (7.8) 1
 Yes 21 (45.7) 6.49 (3.42-12.31) 3.01 (1.46-6.2) 5 (16.1) 2.03 (0.77-5.32)
Current CMD <.001 .001 <.001 <.001
 No 202 (12.3) 1 1 118 (6.8) 1 1
 Yes 38 (28.6) 2.79 (1.82-4.26) 2.14 (1.35-3.38) 31 (20.0) 3.31 (2.08-5.27) 2.68 (1.66-4.34)
Current tobacco use <.001 .03 .002 .03
 No 133 (11.2) 1 1 132 (7.4) 1 1
 Yes 107 (18.2) 2.38 (1.76-3.22) 1.45 (1.03-2.05) 17 (17.7) 2.69 (1.44-5.03) 2.06 (1.05-4.04)
Current alcohol use <.001 <.001 .005
 No 108 (8.9) 1 1 117 (7.0) 1
 Yes 132 (23.2) 2.99 (2.2-4.06) 2.37 (1.69-3.31) 32 (14.5) 1.89 (1.21-2.96)

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SES, socioeconomic status; CMD, common mental disorders.

a

The univariate OR is shown for sociodemographic factors. OR for other factors are adjusted for age and area of residence in males and age, area of residence, and living circumstances in females.