Table 1. Descriptive statistics, according to IPV experienced by married women: 2007 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (n = 4,467).
| Characteristic | Number | % (99% CI) | Any physical and/or sexual IPV% (99% CI) |
| Age, years | |||
| 15–24 | 1,313 | 32.9 (30.6–35.3) | 48.3 (43.2–53.3) |
| 25–34 | 1,610 | 33.4 (31.6–35.2) | 55.6 (51.4–59.8) |
| 35–49 | 1,544 | 33.7 (31.4–36.1) | 55.7 (51.2–60.1) |
| P Value | 0.002 | ||
| Age at marriage, years | |||
| <15 | 2,679 | 62.9 (59.9–65.7) | 58.5 (55.0–61.8) |
| ≥15 | 1,788 | 37.1 (34.3–40.1) | 44.4 (40.0–48.9) |
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | 1,496 | 35.0 (31.9–38.0) | 61.9 (57.2–66.3) |
| Literate | 2,971 | 65.0 (62.0–68.1) | 48.6 (45.1–52.1) |
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Husband's education | |||
| Illiterate | 1,536 | 36.3 (33.5–39.3) | 61.5 (57.1–65.7) |
| Literate | 2,928 | 63.6 (60.7–66.4) | 48.6 (45.1–52.0) |
| Data missing | 3 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Area of residence | |||
| Rural | 2,798 | 77.0 (75.1–78.5) | 54.9 (51.4–58.4) |
| Urban | 1,669 | 23.0 (21.5–24.9) | 47.6 (42.3–52.9) |
| P Value | 0.003 | ||
| Religion | |||
| Muslim | 4,036 | 91.0 (87.1–93.6) | 54.2 (51.1–57.3) |
| Non-Muslim | 430 | 9.0 (6.4–13.6) | 43.4 (36.0–51.2) |
| Data missing | 1 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Respondent currently working | |||
| No | 3,090 | 67.8 (64.5–70.8) | 49.2 (45.7–52.7) |
| Yes | 1,376 | 32.2 (29.2–35.5) | 61.8 (57.4–66.0) |
| Data missing | 1 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Parity, no. of children | |||
| 0 | 353 | 9.8 (8.1–11.7) | 34.8 (26.3–44.5) |
| 1 | 833 | 19.6 (17.7–21.5) | 46.7 (40.0–53.1) |
| 2 | 1,090 | 23.0 (20.8–25.5) | 54.4 (48.8–59.8) |
| 3+ | 2,191 | 47.6 (44.9–50.4) | 59.1 (55.1–63.1) |
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Number of household members (tertiles) | |||
| 1–4 | 1,849 | 37.0 (34.7–39.4) | 55.4 (51.4–58.7) |
| 5–6 | 1,583 | 33.6 (31.4–35.9) | 55.1(51.4–59.5) |
| ≥7 | 1,035 | 29.4 (26.9–31.9) | 48.4 (43.0–53.8) |
| P Value | 0.003 | ||
| Marital duration, years | |||
| <10 | 1,512 | 36.1 (33.7–38.5) | 46.3 (41.5–51.2) |
| 10–19 | 1,523 | 31.8 (29.8–33.9) | 56.8 (52.4–61.1) |
| ≥20 | 1,432 | 32.1 (29.8–34.4) | 57.5 (53.0–61.9) |
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Frequency of mass media exposure | |||
| Not at all | 2,072 | 46.0 (42.4–49.7) | 54.1 (50.3–57.8) |
| Irregularly | 994 | 23.6 (21.4–26.0) | 59.1 (53.7–64.3) |
| Regularly | 1,398 | 30.3 (27.6–33.2) | 47.4 (41.8–53.0) |
| Data missing | 3 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Wealth index category | |||
| Poor | 1,662 | 39.5 (35.9–43.2) | 60.3 (56.4–64.2) |
| Middle | 850 | 19.2 (17.0–21.6) | 58.5 (52.3–64.4) |
| Rich | 1,955 | 41.3 (37.8–44.9) | 44.0 (39.6–48.5) |
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Economic power decision index | |||
| Low | 1,371 | 30.9 (28.5–33.5) | 63.5 (58.5–68.2) |
| Medium | 1,376 | 31.3 (29.0–33.7) | 67.0 (62.5–71.2) |
| High | 1,713 | 37.8 (35.3–40.3) | 33.4 (29.1–38.0) |
| Data missing | 7 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Familial health care and family planning decision index | |||
| Low | 872 | 19.8 (17.9–21.9) | 54.7 (48.8–60.3) |
| Medium | 2,308 | 52.2 (49.9–54.6) | 54.6 (50.9–58.4) |
| High | 1,287 | 27.9 (25.7–30.2) | 49.6 (44.6–54.6) |
| P Value | 0.059 | ||
| Index for freedom of movement | |||
| Low | 596 | 14.5 (12.7–16.5) | 47.9 (40.6–55.3) |
| Medium | 1,776 | 40.1 (37.7–42.6) | 51.7 (47.6–55.9) |
| High | 2,091 | 45.3 (42.6–48.1) | 56.3 (52.3–60.0) |
| Data missing | 1 | ||
| P Value | 0.008 | ||
| Index of women's attitudes toward partner's violence | |||
| Low | 839 | 17.5 (15.4–19.8) | 63.5 (57.9–68.7) |
| Medium | 578 | 12.3 (10.8–14.0) | 57.1 (49.8–64.2) |
| High | 3,060 | 70.2 (67.3–72.8) | 50.0 (46.6–53.4) |
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Overall autonomy index | |||
| Low | 1,738 | 39.5 (36.8–42.3) | 57.8 (53.6–61.8) |
| Medium | 1,217 | 28.0 (25.8–30.3) | 55.5 (50.7–60.2) |
| High | 1,504 | 32.5 (29.9–35.2) | 45.8 (41.4–50.4) |
| Data missing | 8 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Educational inequality | |||
| Both respondent and her partner were literate | 2,290 | 49.3 (46.3–52.4) | 44.3 (40.6–48.1) |
| Only husband literate | 549 | 12.3 (10.7–14.0) | 57.1 (49.8–64.1) |
| Only respondent literate | 700 | 16.2 (14.5–18.1) | 63.0 (56.9–68.8) |
| Both respondent and her husband were illiterate | 925 | 22.2 (19.7–24.8) | 63.8 (58.3–68.9) |
| Data missing | 3 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Occupational inequality | |||
| Both respondent and her husband had a job | 1,329 | 31.3 (28.3–34.5) | 61.5 (57.1–65.7) |
| Only husband had a job | 2,968 | 65.0 (61.7–68.1) | 49.4 (45.8–53.0) |
| Only the respondent had a job | 42 | 8.8 (5.2–14.8) | 67.9 (37.4–88.2) |
| Both respondent and husband did not have any job | 123 | 2.8 (2.1–3.9) | 48.0 (32.2–64.2) |
| Data missing | 5 | ||
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Inequality in spousal age at marriage † | |||
| Both husband and wife married at legal age | 792 | 15.3 (13.3–17.6) | 36.8 (30.9–43.2) |
| Husband or wife married at illegal age | 2,472 | 54.9 (52.1–57.7) | 53.0 (49.1–56.8) |
| Both husband and wife married at illegal age | 1,203 | 29.8 (27.1–32.5) | 62.2 (57.2–66.9) |
| P Value | <0.001 | ||
| Prevalence | 53.2 |
†
Legal marriage is 21 years for men and 18 years for women.