Table 3.
Adjusted association between parental status and sexual violence among adolescent girls aged 15–17 years by survey
| Country (year) | n | Maternal Orphan OR (95% CI) | Paternal Orphan OR (95%CI) | Double Orphan OR (95%CI) | Maternal Absence OR (95%CI) | Paternal Absence OR (95%CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon (2011) | 498 | 0.66 | (0.22 – 1.93) | 0.90 | (0.43 – 1.87) | 0.43 | (0.08 – 2.27) | 1.04 | (0.57 – 1.92) | 0.55+ | (0.28 – 1.05) |
| Cote d’Ivoire (2005) | 458 | 0.28 | (0.02 – 3.16) | 6.08** | (1.72 – 21.46) | 11.75* | (1.48 – 93.34) | 0.42+ | (0.154– 1.13) | 4.11** | (1.42 – 11.90) |
| Gabon (2012) | 499 | 1.77 | (0.57 – 5.48) | 1.01 | (0.35 – 2.85) | 1.49 | (0.27 – 8.20) | 1.79+ | (0.96 – 3.32) | 1.11 | (0.56 – 2.13) |
| Ghana (2008) | 203 | 0.97 | (0.10 – 9.65) | 4.72* | (1.29 – 17.29) | – | – | 0.86 | (0.29 – 2.53) | 0.99 | (0.30 – 3.32) |
| Liberia (2007) | 348 | 1.19 | (0.11– 12.65) | 0.42 | (0.04 – 4.09) | 1.31 | (0.12 – 14.21) | 0.83 | (0.31 – 2.21) | 1.24 | (0.47 – 3.27) |
| Malawi (2010) | 636 | 2.62 | (0.78 – 8.84) | 0.74 | (0.29 – 1.88) | 2.78+ | (0.97 – 7.99) | 1.68 | (0.76 – 3.69) | 0.92 | (0.40 – 2.11) |
| Mozambique (2011) | 683 | 2.60+ | (0.89 – 7.65) | 3.69* | (1.32 – 10.35) | 1.13 | (0.21 – 6.07) | 1.33 | (0.59 – 2.97) | 2.03 | (0.79 – 5.21) |
| Nigeria (2008) | 2082 | 1.22 | (0.45 – 3.33) | 1.54 | (0.81 – 2.94) | 2.52 | (0.78 – 8.20) | 1.01 | (0.58 – 1.74) | 1.02 | (0.57 – 1.81) |
| Rwanda (2005) | 1494 | - | - | 2.10 | (0.82 – 5.39) | 2.21 | (0.68 – 7.20) | 1.61 | (0.62 – 4.23) | 2.10 | (0.72 – 6.16) |
| Rwanda (2010) | 501 | 0.80 | (0.22 – 2.90) | 2.12+ | (0.88 – 5.06) | 1.80 | (0.54 – 5.99) | 0.57 | (0.23 – 1.39) | 2.65* | (1.05 – 6.70) |
| Tanzania (2010) | 685 | 0.60 | (0.15 – 2.47) | 1.52 | (0.59 – 3.93) | 0.97 | (0.20 – 4.70) | 0.41* | (0.17 – 0.97) | 1.97+ | (0.91 – 4.24) |
| Uganda (2006) | 196 | - | - | 25.08** | (2.37 – 266.00) | 5.61 | (0.28 – 111.33) | 0.85 | (0.27 – 2.70) | 25.87** | (2.47 – 271.03) |
| Uganda (2011 DHS) | 172 | - | - | - | - | 1.19 | (0.07 – 19.30) | 1.19 | (0.27 – 5.23) | 1.10 | (0.23 – 5.20) |
| Uganda (2011 AIS) | 305 | 1.47 | (0.15– 14.58) | 0.49 | (0.13 – 1.82) | 2.53 | (0.44 – 14.71) | 4.25** | (1.61 – 11.21) | 0.94 | (0.35 – 2.47) |
| Zambia (2007) | 486 | 0.33 | (0.07 – 1.56) | 0.86 | (0.36 – 2.08) | 0.92 | (0.31 – 2.76) | 1.32 | (0.64 – 2.71) | 1.31 | (0.62 – 2.76) |
| Zimbabwe (2005–6) | 619 | 0.99 | (0.30 – 3.27) | 0.90 | (0.35 – 2.32) | 1.00 | (0.36 – 2.79) | 0.96 | (0.42 – 2.19) | 1.25 | (0.5 – 2.96) |
| Zimbabwe (2010–11) | 599 | 0.98 | (0.28 – 3.48) | 2.37 | (0.85 – 6.64) | 2.70* | (1.00 – 7.26) | 0.78 | (0.35 – 1.77) | 2.01 | (0.73 – 5.54) |
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| Pooled | 10464 | 0.97 | (0.70 – 1.35) | 1.36** | (1.08 – 1.70) | 1.47* | (1.08 – 1.99) | 1.06 | (0.88 – 1.28) | 1.28* | (1.05 – 1.56) |
***
p < 0.001,
**
p < 0.01,
*
p < 0.05,
+
p < 0.10;
- indicates that there were too few cases to create an estimate; adjusted ORs control for age, educational achievement, marital status, household wealth quintile, and rural residence (not shown).