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. 2019 May 31;19:671. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6967-y

Table 3.

Associated factors between any domestic violence and low birthweight, preterm birth or cesarean section of Nepal, 2016a

Domestic violence Low birthweight Preterm birth Cesarean section
cOR (95% CI) Model 1 Model 2 cOR (95% CI) Model 1 Model 2 cOR (95% CI) Model 1 Model 2
aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
All women
 No DV Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Any DV 0.89 (0.60–1.31) 0.98 (0.60–1.34) 0.91 (0.61–1.36) 0.71 (0.46–1.12) 0.71 (0.54–1.10) 0.70 (0.51–1.14) 1.17 (0.82–1.42) 0.99 (0.74–1.32) 0.99 (0.75–1.33)
 Fear only 1.29 (0.82–2.04) 1.37 (0.80–2.03) 1.23 (0.77–2.01) 1.25 (0.72–2.26) 1.25 (0.72–2.26) 1.26 (0.72–2.23) 0.83 (0.59–1.18) 0.89 (0.62–1.27) 0.94 (0.63–1.28)
 Violence only 1.22 (0.53–2.80) 1.25 (0.54–2.90) 1.3 (0.57–3.02) 1.04 (0.37–2.97) 1.05 (0.45–3.01) 1.04 (0.43–3.00) 1.05 (0.56–1.93) 1.15 (0.61–2.22) 1.12 (0.69–2.11)
 Both fear and violence 0.64 (0.25–1.63) 0.61 (0.24–1.64) 0.62 (0.24–1.64) 2.23 (1.12–4.56) 2.27 (1.16–4.79) 2.33 (1.10–4.73) 1.12 (0.66–1.92) 1.35 (0.74–2.23) 1.30 (0.72–2.21)
Primiparous
 No DV Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Any DV 1.58 (0.93–2.50) 1.69 (0.91–2.78) 1.53 (0.89–2.64) 1.54 (0.88–2.83) 1.51 (0.81–2.90) 1.52 (0.87–2.94) 0.98 (0.60–1.34) 1.01 (0.70–1.55) 1.00 (0.71–1.54)
 Fear only 1.59 (0.86–2.94) 1.75 (0.89–3.11) 1.54 (0.81–2.92) 1.31 (0.63–2.90) 1.34 (0.64–2.83) 1.38 (0.66–2.93) 0.93 (0.67–1.50) 1.00 (0.61–1.71) 1.02 (0.61–1.70)
 Violence only 2.05 (0.73–5.75) 2.5 (0.85–7.31) 2.71 (0.92–7.98) 0.64 (0.08–4.63) 0.54 (0.07–4.22) 0.53 (0.07–4.25) 1.21 (0.58–2.83) 1.53 (0.68–3.75) 1.42 (0.56–3.65)
 Both 0.75 (0.15–2.90) 0.65 (0.15–2.90) 0.73 (0.16–3.25) 3.41 (1.20–9.65) 4.25 (1.42–12.42) 4.10 (1.70–12.12) 0.62 (0.23–1.53) 0.70 (0.33–1.99) 0.64 (0.24–1.74)
Multiparous
 No DV Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Any DV 0.84 (0.52–1.51) 0.86 (0.43–1.43) 0.83 (0.43–1.42) 1.33 (0.74–2.83) 1.31 (0.72–2.49) 1.32 (0.73–2.42) 0.95 (0.65–1.48) 0.99 (0.67–1.50) 0.99 (0.77–1.58)
 Fear only 1.02 (0.51–2.03) 0.94 (0.47–1.90) 0.94 (0.53–1.89) 1.2 (0.57–2.61) 1.29 (0.55–2.55) 1.25 (0.56–2.62) 0.74 (0.45–1.22) 0.80 (0.51–1.34) 0.77 (0.51–1.34)
 Violence only 0.69 (0.14–2.)61 0.63 (0.14–2.76) 0.64 (0.15–2.82) 1.45 (0.40–4.85) 1.41 (0.40–4.94) 1.43 (0.41–5.02) 0.96 (0.41–2.23) 0.97 (0.41–2.30) 0.96 (0.40–2.35)
 Both 0.62 (0.24–2.15) 0.55 (0.16–1.86) 0.54 (0.16–1.84) 1.65 (0.65–4.24) 1.54 (0.57–4.21) 1.56 (0.60–1.80) 1.69 (0.81–3.15) 1.74 (0.98–3.54) 1.74 (0.87–3.50)

Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, cOR Crude odds ratio, aOR Adjusted odds ratio

Model 1: adjusted for study site, women’s age, education and parity (model not stratified)

Model 2: adjusted for study site, women’s age, education, geographical setting and family type, parity (for the analysis of all women)

aamong women with complete case information (N = 1330)