Table 4.
Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) from logistic regression analyses indentifying correlates of disclosure and help seeking by women physically abused in the past 12 months, n = 1522
| Disclosure | Help seeking from any source | |
|---|---|---|
| Independent variables | Odds ratio(CIa) | Odds ratio(CIa) |
| Age in years | ||
| 15–19 (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 20–24 | 0.88 (0.63–1.22) | 1.06 (0.75–1.50) |
| 25–29 | 0.79 (0.54–1.16) | 1.80 (0.64–4.99) |
| Years of schooling | ||
| 0 years (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 -5 years | 1.66 (1.16–2.46)* | 1.57 (1.03–2.39)* |
| More than 5 years | 2.14 (1.36–3.36)** | 2.24 (1.37–3.63)** |
| Ever employed | ||
| No (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.08 (0.76–1.53) | 1.17 (0.81–1.70) |
| Socio-economic status | ||
| Quintile 1 (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Quintile 2 | 1.39 (0.88–2.17) | 1.35 (0.84–2.02) |
| Quintile 3 | 1.10 (0.70–1.74) | 1.06 (0.66–1.74) |
| Quintile 4 | 0.99 (0.65–1.62) | 1.07 (0.64–1.78) |
| Quintile 5 | 1.04 (0.62–1.74) | 0.99 (0.57–1.73) |
| Presence of children | ||
| No (ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 1.78 (1.18–2.69)** | 1.83 (1.17–2.86)** |
| Controlling behavior | ||
| Less controlled(ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Highly controlled | 1.57 (1.12–2.19)* | 1.68 (1.17–2.41)* |
| Violence condoning attitude | ||
| High VAW condoning attitudes (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low VAW condoning attitudes | 1.44 (1.04–1.98)* | 1.42 (1.01–1.99)** |
| Frequencies of physical violence | ||
| Once or few times (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Many times | 1.53 (1.11–2.19)** | 1.83 (1.28–2.65)** |
| Severity of physical violence | ||
| Non severe (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Severe | 4.58 (3.16–6.66)*** | 5.30 (3.49–8.05)*** |
aConfidence interval
*p = <.05, **p = <.01, ***p = <.001 Note, ref reference group