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. 2013 Dec 12;179(5):602–612. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt295

Table 4.

Logistic Regression Odds Ratiosa of Formal Reporting for Women Experiencing Any Violence (Physical or Sexual) by Country, Eastern and Southern Africa, 2006–2011

Covariate Kenya (in 2008–2009)b
Malawi (in 2010)
Rwanda (in 2010)
Tanzania (in 2010)
Uganda (in 2006)
Zambia (in 2007)
Zimbabwe (in 2010–2011)
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Marital status
 Never married 0.80 0.31, 2.11 0.49 0.11, 2.06 1.35 0.50, 3.66 0.63 0.33, 1.20 0.05c 0.01, 0.41 0.27c 0.12, 0.63 1.17 0.55, 2.50
 Formerly married 3.54c 1.36, 9.21 2.13d 1.41, 3.20 2.59c 1.34, 5.01 1.98d 1.42, 2.76 2.06e 1.19, 3.58 1.93e 1.05, 3.55 1.99c 1.25, 3.18
Age, years 1.05d 1.03, 1.08 1.02 1.00, 1.05 1.01 0.97, 1.06 1.04d 1.02, 1.05 1.01 0.98, 1.04 1.01 0.99, 1.04 1.03e 1.01, 1.06
Education
 No education 0.62 0.30, 1.30 0.95 0.54, 1.68 0.86 0.40, 1.85 0.98 0.72, 1.34 0.55 0.29, 1.04 1.00 0.51, 1.94 0.51 0.19, 1.34
 Some secondary or higher education 0.89 0.54, 1.44 0.74 0.31, 1.77 1.03 0.11, 9.73 0.11e 0.01, 0.92 0.36 0.08, 1.71 0.90 0.44, 1.84 1.62 0.61, 4.33
Bottom 40% of wealth 0.79 0.35, 1.76 0.90 0.61, 1.34 0.77 0.39, 1.54 1.47e 1.07, 2.00 0.99 0.55, 1.76 0.61 0.33, 1.11 1.84 1.00, 3.39
Urban 2.25 0.97, 5.22 1.52 0.86, 2.70 1.83 0.70, 4.78 0.87 0.59, 1.29 1.50 0.62, 3.63 1.59 0.86, 2.95 2.71e 1.24, 5.93
Distance to health facilities a big problem 0.98 0.64, 1.52 0.85 0.44, 1.65 0.90 0.64, 1.25 0.95 0.60, 1.50 0.89 0.53, 1.48 1.54e 1.04, 2.27
F-statistic, district/regional indicators 1.84 0.67 2.85 3.55 1.28 5.76 2.42
No. of observations 2,869 2,527 2,361 2,890 1,475 2,745 2,816

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

a Reference categories are as follows: for marital status, currently married; for education, some or complete primary; for wealth, top 60%; and for distance to health facility, not a problem. All models control for district or regional indicators.

b Distance to health care facility was excluded from questionnaire.

c P < 0.01.

d P < 0.001.

e P < 0.05.