Table 3.
Bivariate association of family/community level variables and current domestic violence (n = 355)
| Characteristics | Current domestic violence | p value | Crude odds ratio (95 % CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Family size | ||||
| >5 members | 53 (26.2) | 149 (73.8) | 0.107 | 1.521 (0.912–2.537) |
| ≤5 members | 29 (19.0) | 124 (81.0) | Ref. | |
| Duration of marriage (years) | ||||
| >10 | 56 (24.9) | 169 (75.1) | 0.292 | 1.325 (0.784–2.242) |
| ≤10 | 26 (20.0) | 104 (80.0) | Ref. | |
| Marriage type | ||||
| Love marriage | 31 (27.2) | 83 (72.8) | 0.208 | 1.391 (0.831–2.330) |
| Arrange marriage | 51 (21.2) | 190 (78.8) | Ref. | |
| Family Income (year) | ||||
| Enough for <1 | 48 (33.8) | 94 (66.2) | <0.001 | 2.688 (1.622–4.456) |
| Enough for 1 | 34 (16.0) | 179 (84.0) | Ref. | |
| Husband controlling behavior | ||||
| Yes | 44 (59.5) | 30 (40.5) | <0.001 | 9.379 (5.270–16.691) |
| No | 38 (13.5) | 243 (86.5) | Ref. | |
| Caste/ethnicity | ||||
| Dalits | 28 (40.0) | 42 (60.0) | 0.002 | 3.11 (1.418–6.826) |
| Disadvantaged Janajatis | 37 (20.0) | 148 (80.0) | 1.166 (0.568–2.397) | |
| Advantaged Janajatis | 5 (15.6) | 27 (84.4) | 0.864 (0.276–2.702) | |
| Upper caste | 12 (17.6) | 56 (82.4) | Ref. | |
| Involved in polygamous relationship | ||||
| Yes | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | 0.006 | 2.949 (1.320–6.587) |
| No | 70 (21.3) | 258 (78.7) | Ref. | |
p value and COR in italics indicates significant
Number in parenthesis indicates percentages