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. 2014 Jun;14(2):299–313. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v14i2.4

Table 4.

Regression Analysis of Factors Influencing Experience of Physical, Sexual, Psychological and Economic Violence

Variable Physical violence Sexual violence Psychological violence Economic violence
Age grp (yrs)
≤25 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
25–29 0.89(0.49–1.61) 0.70(0.35–1.38) 0.79(0.45–1.39) 0.80(0.45–1.43) 0.86(0.46–1.59) 0.79(0.38–1.62) 0.78(0.44–1.39)
≥30s2 2.14(1.11–4.10) 1.35(0.62–2.96) 1.88(0.99–3.56) 2.23(1.15–4.36) 2.20(1.13–4.28) 1.69(0.72–3.99) 1.27(0.67–2.41)
Education
≤ Primary 1 1 1 1 1 1
Secondary 0.55(0.30–0.99) 0.63(0.35–1.12) 0.51(0.28–0.92) 0.57(0.29–1.15) 0.59(0.33–1.06) 0.54(0.30–0.99)
<Secondary 0.64(0.35–1.19) 0.69(0.38–1.26) 0.41(0.21–0.77) 0.29(0.14–0.62) 0.38(0.20–0.70) 0.42(0.22–0.83)
Brothel class
Middle/low 1 1 1 1
High class 1.12(0.69–1.82) 1.07(0.67–1.73) 1.06(0.64–1.76) 0.71(0.43–1.16)
Marital
status
1 1 1 1
Never married 1.46(0.88–2.41) 1.60(0.97–2.62) 1.64(0.98–2.74) 1.08(0.65–1.79)
Ever married
Alcohol
intake
1 1 1 1
No 1.55(0.69–3.46) 1.34(0.63–2.83) 1.09(0.50–2.38) 1.12(0.53–2.37)
Yes
Smoking
No 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Yes 1.91(1.17–3.12) 1.81(1.06–3.12) 1.98(1.23–3.17) 1.90(1.17–3.10) 2.18(1.31–3.63) 2.16(1.26–3.81) 1.77(1.09–2.85) 1.90(1.15–3.14)
Brothel stay
Temp/few 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
hrs 1.17(0.70–1.95) 1.78(1.07–2.95) 2.08(1.22–3.55) 1.52(0.88–2.60) 2.58(1.26–3.81) 2.34(1.36–4.01) 1.92(1.08–3.41)
Permanent
Duration of
SW <1yr
1 1 1 1 1 1
1–5yrs 1.60(0.88–2.92) 1.89(0.96–3.69) 1.73(0.99–3.03) 2.06(1.08–3.92) 2.58(1.26–5.29) 1.59(0.90–2.81)
<5yrs 4.15(1.97–8.75) 4.40(1.84–10.51) 2.01(0.98–4.10) 3.97(1.83–8.60) 3.77(1.53–9.32) 1.72(0.83–3.58)
Parental
violence
0
No 1 1 1 1
Yes 1.20(0.75–1.92) 1.37(0.86–2.16) 1.02(0.63–1.65) 1.31(0.82–2.09)
Knowledge
Poor 1 1 1 1
Good 0.60(0.37–0.97) 0.45(0.26–0.77) 0.82(0.52–1.30) 0.90(0.55–1.46) 0.70(0.44–1.12)