Table 1.
Percentage distribution of married women socio-demographics and experience of intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) in Uganda (DHS 2011)
| Variables | % of women | Frequency | % reported IPSV | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | 0.459 | |||
| 15-24 | 29.7 | 388 | 24.6 | |
| 25-34 | 40.6 | 531 | 28.7 | |
| 35+ | 29.7 | 388 | 25.4 | |
| Region | 0.006 | |||
| Central | 28.0 | 366 | 24.9 | |
| Eastern | 26.3 | 344 | 34.4 | |
| Northern | 19.2 | 251 | 26.0 | |
| Western | 26.4 | 346 | 20.7 | |
| Residence | 0.262 | |||
| Urban | 16.4 | 214 | 23.0 | |
| Rural | 83.6 | 1093 | 27.2 | |
| Age at first sex | 0.038 | |||
| 18+ | 29.9 | 391 | 20.8 | |
| <14 | 22.8 | 298 | 29.2 | |
| 15-17 | 47.3 | 618 | 28.8 | |
| Current marital status | 0.119 | |||
| Married | 55.3 | 723 | 24.4 | |
| Cohabiting | 44.7 | 584 | 29.1 | |
| Duration of union in years | 0.537 | |||
| 0-4 | 24.1 | 315 | 22.3 | |
| 5-9 | 20.8 | 272 | 27.5 | |
| 10-14 | 18.7 | 244 | 27.6 | |
| 15-19 | 15.3 | 199 | 26.3 | |
| 20+ | 21.2 | 277 | 29.5 | |
| Parity | 0.297 | |||
| 0 | 6.7 | 87 | 19.7 | |
| 1-4 | 50.0 | 653 | 25.3 | |
| 5+ | 43.4 | 567 | 29.0 | |
| Women’s education level | 0.017 | |||
| No education | 17.0 | 222 | 24.1 | |
| Primary | 60.1 | 785 | 29.9 | |
| Secondary | 22.9 | 299 | 19.5 | |
| Wealth index | 0.105 | |||
| Poorest | 18.6 | 243 | 30.3 | |
| Poorer | 19.9 | 260 | 29.3 | |
| Middle | 20.1 | 262 | 28.1 | |
| Richer | 19.5 | 255 | 26.9 | |
| Richest | 21.9 | 287 | 19.0 | |
| Woman’s father ever beat her mother | 0.004 | |||
| No | 43.0 | 562 | 22.1 | |
| Yes | 45.9 | 600 | 31.7 | |
| Don’t know | 11.1 | 144 | 22.2 | |
| Women’s occupation | 0.056 | |||
| Not working | 23.7 | 310 | 24.3 | |
| Professional/technical/managerial | 4.0 | 52 | 9.1 | |
| Agriculture | 53.4 | 698 | 28.5 | |
| Sales | 18.9 | 247 | 27.5 | |
| Woman owns house alone or jointly | 0.402 | |||
| No | 42.7 | 558 | 25.1 | |
| Yes | 57.3 | 749 | 27.6 | |
| Woman decides alone or jointly on: | ||||
| Spending her income | 0.406 | |||
| No | 56.2 | 734 | 25.4 | |
| Yes | 43.8 | 573 | 27.9 | |
| Her own healthcare | 0.506 | |||
| No | 40.8 | 533 | 27.7 | |
| Yes | 59.2 | 774 | 25.7 | |
| Large household purchases | 0.402 | |||
| No | 43.8 | 572 | 27.9 | |
| Yes | 56.2 | 735 | 25.4 | |
| Visits to family | 0.177 | |||
| No | 42.4 | 555 | 28.9 | |
| Yes | 57.6 | 752 | 24.8 | |
| What to do with partner’s income | 0.003 | |||
| No | 54.3 | 710 | 30.6 | |
| Yes | 45.7 | 597 | 21.7 | |
| Beating justified if wife: | ||||
| Goes out without telling husband | 0.457 | |||
| No | 59.1 | 772 | 25.6 | |
| Yes | 40.9 | 535 | 27.8 | |
| Neglects the children | 0.021 | |||
| No | 52.3 | 683 | 23.3 | |
| Yes | 47.7 | 624 | 30.1 | |
| Argues with husband | 0.014 | |||
| No | 69.8 | 912 | 24.1 | |
| Yes | 30.2 | 395 | 32.1 | |
| Refuses to have sex with husband | 0.863 | |||
| No | 76.2 | 996 | 26.4 | |
| Yes | 23.8 | 311 | 27.0 | |
| Burns the food | 0.046 | |||
| No | 85.0 | 1112 | 25.4 | |
| Yes | 15.0 | 195 | 33.1 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 1307 | 26.5 |