Table 4.

Women’s economic status and help-seeking in DSM and Mbeya.

	DSM				Mbeya
	O.R	95% C.I		p-value	O.R	95% C.I		p-value
Education (None)	1				1
Incomplete primary	2.59**	1.10	6.08	0.029	1.20	0.67	2.17	0.537
Complete primary	1.81*	0.90	3.62	0.094	0.84	0.54	1.32	0.451
Some secondary +	0.93	0.40	2.16	0.865	0.73	0.31	1.73	0.471
Earns money (Doesn’t earn money)	0.73	0.48	1.10	0.134	1.39	0.93	2.07	0.111
Land ownership (Doesn’t own)	1				1
Joint ownership	0.97	0.59	1.60	0.911	0.68	0.43	1.08	0.100
Independent ownership	2.15**	1.17	3.96	0.014	1.33	0.79	2.23	0.286
House ownership (Doesn’t own)	1				1
Joint ownership	0.93	0.56	1.52	0.765	0.73	0.48	1.10	0.134
Independent ownership	1.99*	0.98	4.03	0.057	1.91*	0.97	3.77	0.061
Business ownership (Doesn’t own)	1				1
Joint ownership	0.83	0.29	2.43	0.738	1.25	0.58	2.69	0.574
Independent ownership	0.95	0.53	1.67	0.847	2.13**	1.16	3.93	0.015
Raise money in emergency (No)	1				1
Yes	1.20	0.75	1.93	0.446	1.15	0.76	1.76	0.508
Not currently partnered	1.41	0.82	2.43	0.208	1.41	0.81	2.48	0.226

Notes: Adjusted for women’s age, acceptance of wife beating, severity of violence, and violence in childhood.

*p < 0.1; **p < 0.05.