Table 3.

Childhood exposures to violence and lifetime perpetration of sexual IPV among ever-partnered males (N = 447) ages 18–24, Malawi

	Any lifetime sexual IPV perpetration weighted % (n)	OR (95% CI)	P	aOR (95%CI)*	P
Childhood exposures to violence
Any childhood sexual abuse
Yes	44.1 (33/66)	3.1 (1.6–5.9)	.00	2.3 (1.0–4.9)	.04
No	20.3 (81/381)	Referent
Any childhood physical violence
Yes	27.6 (88/303)	1.8 (1.0–3.3)	.04	1.1 (0.6–2.2)	.7
No	17.1 (26/144)	Referent
Any childhood emotional violence
Yes	38.3 (58/134)	2.8 (1.7–4.6)	.00	2.0 (1.2–3.5)	.02
No	18.2 (55/309)	Referent
Ever-witnessed IPV in childhood
Yes	31.9 (52/147)	1.9 (1.1–3.1)	.02	1.4 (0.8–2.5)	.21
No	20.0 (61/297)	Referent
Witnessed attack in the community
Yes	25.0 (52/173)	1.1 (0.7–1.9)	.63	—	—
No	22.6 (61/273)	Referent

aOR = adjusted odds ratio; OR = odds ratio.

^*Adjusted model includes any childhood sexual abuse, physical violence, emotional violence, witnessed IPV, and close with father.