Table 1.
Sample characteristics of non-pregnant women in Liberia who are currently married or living with a partner†
| Overall (N=3894) |
Used healthcare facility in last 12 months (65.6%) |
Did not use healthcare facility in last 12 months (34.4%) |
p Value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual division of labour | ||||
| Age | 33.1 (0.19) | 32.6 (0.22) | 34.1 (0.28) | <0.001 |
| Education§ | <0.001 | |||
| No education | 52.5% | 47.8% | 61.3% | |
| Primary or higher | 47.5% | 52.2% | 38.8% | |
| Currently working¶ | 0.945 | |||
| Yes | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.8% | |
| No | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.2% | |
| Area | <0.001 | |||
| Urban | 35.0% | 40.1% | 25.4% | |
| Rural | 65.0% | 59.9% | 74.6% | |
| Region | <0.001 | |||
| Monrovia | 26.1% | 30.5% | 17.6% | |
| North Western | 7.6% | 6.2% | 10.4% | |
| South Central | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.9% | |
| South Eastern A | 6.1% | 5.4% | 7.5% | |
| South Eastern B | 6.2% | 5.6% | 7.3% | |
| North Central | 38.4% | 36.8% | 41.4% | |
| Wealth index | <0.001 | |||
| Poorest | 20.0% | 16.1% | 27.4% | |
| Poorer | 21.7% | 20.1% | 24.6% | |
| Middle | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.2% | |
| Richer | 19.8% | 23.0% | 13.8% | |
| Richest | 17.4% | 19.8% | 13.0% | |
| Sexual division of power | ||||
| Percentage of household decisions in which respondent participates¶ | 74.3 (0.88) | 75.8 (0.92) | 71.6 (1.50) | 0.011 |
| Percentage of scenarios in which IPV is justifiable†† | 36.7 (0.80) | 35.8 (1.02) | 38.4 (1.25) | 0.105 |
| History of abuse | ||||
| Physical abuse‡‡ | 16.1% | 17.2% | 14.0% | 0.059 |
| Sexual abuse§§ | 9.9% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 0.011 |
| Structure of social norms and affective attachment | ||||
| Older partner¶¶ | 0.731 | |||
| Yes | 88.8% | 88.9% | 88.4% | |
| No | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.6% | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 64.3% | 60.2% | 72.1% | |
| Living together | 35.7% | 39.8% | 27.9% | |
| Partner lives in the house††† | 0.531 | |||
| Yes | 85.1% | 84.8% | 85.8% | |
| No | 14.9% | 15.2% | 14.2% | |
| Partner’s education compared to respondent‡‡‡ | 0.328 | |||
| Less education | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.5% | |
| Equal education | 47.3% | 47.9% | 46.3% | |
| More education | 46.9% | 46.2% | 48.2% | |
| Additional controls | ||||
| Number of household members | 6.3 (0.11) | 6.3 (0.12) | 6.3 (0.15) | 0.899 |
| Number of children 5 years old or younger in household | 1.4 (0.04) | 1.5 (0.04) | 1.4 (0.06) | 0.085 |
†
Values presented are weighted means and SEs for continuous variables and weighted percents for categorical variables.
‡
p Values derived from Rao-Scott χ2 tests for categorical variables and weighted linear regression models for continuous variables to determine unadjusted differences between those who have and have not been to a healthcare facility in the last 12 months.
§
5 Responses are missing.
¶
20 Responses are missing.
††
26 Responses are missing.
‡‡
879 Responses are missing.
§§
878 Responses are missing.
¶¶
134 Responses are missing.
†††
47 Responses are missing.
‡‡‡
108 Responses are missing.
IPV, intimate partner violence.