Table 4.
Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis of factors associated with domestic violence among pregnant women at University of Gondar referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2016
| Variable | Domestic Violence | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Mothers’ Educational status | ||||
| Illiterate | 49 | 23 | 2.03 (1.11, 3.73) | 0.83 (0.35, 1.99) |
| Completed 1–6 grade | 34 | 14 | 2.32 (1.13, 4.73) | 1.20 (0.48, 1.98) |
| Completed 7–12 grade | 117 | 88 | 1.27 (0.81, 1.98) | 0.81 (0.46, 1.44) |
| College and above | 64 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
| Occupation | ||||
| House wife | 138 | 75 | 2.33 (1.51, 3.59) | 3.43 (1.63, 7.21)* |
| Student | 10 | 8 | 1.58 (0.59, 4.24) | 1.09 (0.31, 3.85) |
| Merchant | 38 | 8 | 6.01 (2.62, 13.79) | 6.53 (2.57, 16.62)* |
| Farmer | 14 | 14 | 1.27 (0.56, 2.85) | 0.83 (0.25, 2.83) |
| Government employee | 64 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
| Mother’s personal income, ETB | ||||
| No salary | 142 | 110 | 0.55 (0.27, 1.14) | 3.37 (2.14, 7.95)* |
| < 500 | 25 | 6 | 1.79 (0.58, 5.47) | 1.99 (0.56, 7.04) |
| 500–1500 | 27 | 23 | 0.50 (0.21, 1.21) | 0.47 (0.17, 1.32) |
| 1501–3000 | 42 | 35 | 0.51 (0.23, 1.59) | 0.61 (0.24, 1.57) |
| > 3000 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Partners’ occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 61 | 47 | 0.96 (0.62, 1.50) | 1.01 (0.62, 1.65) |
| Farmer | 24 | 6 | 2.97 (1.18, 7.48) | 1.66 (0.55, 4.96) |
| Employed | 179 | 133 | 1 | 1 |
| Partners use of alcohol | ||||
| Never | 95 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
| Sometimes | 116 | 106 | 0.84 (0.56, 1.26) | 0.86 (0.54, 1.36) |
| Daily | 53 | 7 | 5.82 (2.50, 13.55) | 4.59 (1.82, 11.56)* |
| Woman need to be beaten sometimes | ||||
| Yes | 35 | 9 | 3.01 (1.41, 6.42) | 2.32 (0.92, 5.87) |
| No | 229 | 177 | 1 | 1 |
| It is a woman’s responsibility to decide getting pregnant | ||||
| Yes | 99 | 43 | 1.99 (1.31, 3.04) | 1.77 (1.18, 2.89)* |
| No | 165 | 143 | 1 | 1 |
| Woman should obey her husband | ||||
| Yes | 192 | 158 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 72 | 28 | 2.12 (1.30, 3.44) | 2.36 (1.37, 4.07)** |
*P value< 0.05