Table 2.

bivariate analysis of factors associated with intimate partner violence before among attendees of maternal and child health services in Enugu State, Nigeria, December 2015

History of violence before pregnancy
	Experienced violence N = 307 N (%)	Did not experience violence N = 395 N (%)	COR (95%)	P value
Marital status
Single or divorced	23 (48.9)	24 (51.1)	1.25 (0.70, 2.26)	0.456
Married or cohabiting	284 (43.4)	371 (56.6)	1
Occupation
Unemployed	6 (35.3)	11 (64.7)	0.70 (0.25, 1.90)	0.477
Employed	301 (43.7)	384 (56.3)	1
Have a male child
Yes	221 (46.9)	250 (53.1)	1.49 (1.08, 2.06)	0.015
No	86 (37.2)	145 (62.8)	1
Partner’s infidelity
Yes	20 (57.1)	15 (42.9)	2.18 (1.08, 4.38)	0.026
No	156 (38.0)	255 (62.0)	1
Perceived negative attitude of the mother in law
Yes	84 (52.8)	75 (47.2)	1.61 (1.13, 2.29)	0.009
No	223 (41.1)	320 (58.9)	1
Controlling behaviour
Yes	85 (61.2)	54 (38.8)	2.42 (1.65, 3.54)	<0.001
No	222 (39.4)	341 (60.6)	1
Previous history of frequent physical fights with other men
Yes	60 (64.5)	33 (35.5)	2.67 (1.69, 4.20)	<0.001
No	247 (40.6)	362 (59.4)	1
Partner’s age
< 40	250 (46.5)	288 (53.5)	1.63 (1.13, 2.34)	0.008
≥40	57 (34.8)	107 (65.2)	1
History of violence during pregnancy
Marital status	27 (57.4)	20 (42.6)
Single or divorced	234 (35.7)	421 (64.3)	2.43 (1.33, 4.43)	0.003
Married or cohabiting
Occupation	8 (47.1)	9 (52.9)	1
Unemployed	253 (36.9)	432 (63.1)	1.52 (0.58, 3.98)	0.394
Employed
Have a male child	179 (38.0)	292 (62.0)	1
Yes	82 (35.5)	149 (64.5)	1.11 (0.80, 1.55)	0.519
No
Partner’s infidelity	20 (57.1)	15 (42.9)	1
Yes	135 (32.8)	276 (67.2)	2.73 (1.35, 5.49)	0.003
No
Perceived negative attitude of the mother in law	73 (45.9)	86 (51.4)	1
Yes	188 (34.6)	355 (65.4)	1.60 (1.12, 2.29)	0.009
No
Controlling behavior	82 (59.0)	57 (41.0)	1