Table 3.
Multinomial logistic regression findings of factors associated with violence among refugee/displaced adolescent girls and young women in Kampala, Uganda (N = 333)
| Indicators | 1 type of violence reported | + 1 type of violence reported | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95 CI) | Adjusted OR (95 CI) | Unadjusted OR (95 CI) | Adjusted OR (95 CI) | |
| Socio-demographic factors | ||||
| Age | 1.13 (1.03, 1.24)** | 1.07 (0.92, 1.24) | 1.23 (1.06, 1.43)** | 1.22 (0.97, 1.53) |
| Time in Uganda (> 1 year = 0) | ||||
| 1–5 years | 2.24 (0.83, 6.06) | 1.81 (0.38, 8.53) | ||
| <5 years | 3.08 (0.99, 8.49) | 1.15 (0.22, 6.02) | ||
| Relationship status (single = 0) | ||||
| Dating one partner/married | 1.67 (1.01, 2.75)* | 1.18 (0.55, 2.55) | 1.86 (0.78, 4.42) | 1.24 (0.33, 4.61) |
| Casual dating/multiple partners | 2.55 (1.14, 5.70)* | 1.95 (0.63, 6.03) | 3.14 (0.92, 10.76) | 1.06 (0.17, 6.73) |
| Intrapersonal factors | ||||
| Mobile phone ownership and use (Reference: No phone = 1) | 1.90 (1.14, 3.18)* | 0.57 (0.20, 1.66) | 1.10 (0.48, 2.51) | 0.34 (0.07, 1.66) |
| Mobile App usage (No = 0) | ||||
| >1 | 1.37 (0.63, 2.96) | 2.91 (0.57, 14.97) | 0.99 (0.19, 5.15) | 0.15 (0.01, 1.59) |
| +1 | 3.29 (1.80, 6.02)*** | 9.19 (2.09, 40.42)** | 1.21 (0.52, 2.81) | 1.06 (0.25, 4.52) |
| Depression (no symptoms = 0) | 2.45 (1.45, 4.15)*** | 3.17 (1.43, 7.02)** | 5.33 (1.55, 18.34) | 5.72 (1.29, 25.38)* |
| Interpersonal factors | ||||
| Experienced victimization as a child (no = 0) | ||||
| I type of violence | 2.02 (1.13, 3.63)** | 3.97 (1.70, 9.27)*** | 0.89 (0.24, 1.60)** | 1.08 (0.19, 6.09) |
| +1 type violence | 2.41 (1.37, 4.24)** | 3.65 (1.59, 8.39)** | 4.29 (1.60, 11.45)** | 5.08 (1.38, 18.64)* |
| Lifetime transactional sex (no = 0) | 1.88 (1.08, 3.25)* | 2.14 (0.95, 4.85) | 5.96 (2.59, 13.71)*** | 2.39 (0.67, 8.48) |
| Sexual relationship power | 1.04 (1.00, 1.08)* | 1.06 (1.01, 1.12)* | 1.04 (0.98, 1.09) | 1.09 (1.00, 1.19)* |
| Community factors | ||||
| Adolescent SRH stigma | 1.09 (1.03, 1.15)** | 1.15 (1.05, 1.28)** | 1.14 (1.02, 1.28)* | 1.12 (0.96, 1.32) |
| Food insecurity (no = 0) | 0.71 (0.44, 1.17) | 0.98 (0.48, 2.07) | 5.44 (1.24, 23.79)* | 7.15 (1.32, 38.89)* |
| Perceived Community safety (unsafe = 0) | 0.91 (0.58, 1.44) | 0.65 (0.30, 1.41) | ||
Reference group consists of participants reporting no experience of violence after the age of 16. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AGYW, adolescent girls and young women. Final adjusted model included: age, relationship status, mobile phone ownership, mobile app usage, depression, childhood violence, lifetime transactional sex, sexual relationship power, adolescent SRH stigma, food insecurity and community safety. *p = < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.000