Table-I.
The distribution of women with and without a history of domestic violence according to some socio-demographic characteristics
| Socio-demographic characteristics |
History of domestic violence
|
Test value
X 2 ; p |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No
n (%) * |
Yes
n (%) * |
Total
n (%) ** |
||
| Settlement | ||||
| Alpu | 241 (60.3) | 159 (39.8) | 400 (50.0) | 0.189; 0.664 |
| Mahmudiye | 247 (61.8) | 153 (38.3) | 400 (50.0) | |
| Age group | ||||
| >25 | 49 (62.0) | 30 (38.0) | 79 (9.9) | 1.103; 0.954 |
| 25-29 | 61 (59.8) | 41 (40.2) | 102 (12.8) | |
| 30-34 | 80 (58.8) | 56 (41.2) | 136 (17.0) | |
| 35-39 | 79 (61.2) | 50 (38.8) | 129 (16.1) | |
| 40-44 | 96 (59.6) | 65 (40.4) | 161 (20.1) | |
| 45-49 | 123 (63.6) | 70 (36.4) | 193 (24.1) | |
| Education level of women | ||||
| Under primary school | 51 (49.0) | 53 (51.0) | 104 (13.0) | 22.180; 0.000 |
| Primary school | 201 (58.3) | 144 (41.7) | 345 (43.1) | |
| Secondary-High school | 189 (63.9) | 107 (36.1) | 296 (37.0) | |
| University | 47 (85.5) | 8 (14.5) | 55 (6.9) | |
| Educational level of husband | ||||
| Under primary school | 14 (45.2) | 17 (54.8) | 31 (3.9) | 26.068; 0.000 |
| Primary school | 168 (59.2) | 116 (40.8) | 284 (35.5) | |
| Secondary/High school | 232 (58.3) | 166 (41.7) | 398 (49.8) | |
| University | 74 (85.1) | 13 (14.9) | 87 (10.9) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 386 (59.1) | 267 (40.9) | 653 (81.6) | 5.326; 0.021 |
| Employed | 102 (69.4) | 45 (30.6) | 147 (18.4) | |
| Family income level | ||||
| Low | 35 (44.9) | 43 (55.1) | 78 (9.8) | 22.402; 0.000 |
| Moderate | 317 (58.9) | 221 (41.1) | 538 (67.2) | |
| High | 136 (73.9) | 48 (26.1) | 184 (23.0) | |
| Family type | ||||
| Nuclear | 416 (63.6) | 238 (36.4) | 654 (81.8) | 10.250; 0.001 |
| Patriarchal | 72 (49.3) | 74 (50.7) | 146 (18.2) | |
| Total | 488 (61.0) | 312 (39.0) | 800 (100.0) | |
*
Percent for the row,
**
Percent for the column.