Table 2.
Bivariate association of individual level variables and current domestic violence (n = 355)
| Characteristics | Current domestic violence | p value | Crude odds ratio (95 % CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Women’s characteristics | ||||
| Current age in years | ||||
| 15–24 | 17 (23.6) | 55 (76.4) | 0.893 | 1.185 (0.513–2.735) |
| 25–44 | 53 (23.6) | 172 (76.4) | 1.181 (0.583–2.393) | |
| 45–49 | 12 (20.7) | 46 (79.3) | Ref. | |
| Occupation of women | ||||
| Housewife/don’t earn | 64 (23.7) | 206 (76.3) | 0.037 | 2.330 (0.950–5.713) |
| Daily wages labor | 12 (35.3) | 22 (64.7) | 4.091 (1.355 – 12.438) | |
| Service/small business | 6 (11.8) | 45 (88.2) | Ref. | |
| Education of women | ||||
| No formal education | 174 (73.7) | 62 (26.3) | 0.046 | 1.764 (1.006 – 3.091) |
| Formal education | 20 (16.8) | 99 (83.2) | Ref. | |
| Mental health status of respondents | ||||
| Unhealthy | 30 (41.7) | 42 (58.3) | <0.001 | 3.173 (1.818 – 5.537) |
| Healthy | 52 (18.4) | 231 (81.6) | Ref. | |
| Husbands’ characteristics | ||||
| Current age in years | ||||
| ≤21 | 8 (22.6) | 4 (77.4) | 0.612a | 0.589 (0.153–2.748) |
| >21 | 265 (23.6) | 78 (76.4) | Ref. | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 20 (29.9) | 47 (70.1) | 0.118 | 2.083 (1.015 – 4.276) |
| Unskilled workers | 43 (24.4) | 133 (75.6) | 1.583 (0.867–2.888) | |
| Skilled/semiskilled | 19 (17.0) | 93 (83.0) | Ref. | |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal education | 32 (27.6) | 84 (72.4) | 0.162 | 1.440 (0.862–2.405) |
| Formal education | 50 (20.9) | 189 (79.1) | Ref. | |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Often | 44 (33.6) | 87 (66.4) | 0.001 | 2.621 (1.463 – 4.694) |
| Sometimes/rarely | 16 (18.2) | 72 (81.8) | 1.152 (0.567–2.338) | |
| No | 22 (33.6) | 114 (66.4) | Ref. | |
p value and COR in italics indicates significant
Number in parenthesis indicates percentages
aFisher exact test