Table 3.
A Chi-Square test of the association between outcome variable and the predictors.
| Variable | Birth length status | |
|---|---|---|
| Within 10 months | After 10 months | |
| Geographical location | χ 2 = 4.61, p value = 0.032 | |
| Rural | 1,440 | 2,989 |
| Urban | 626 | 1,470 |
| Ever terminated pregnancy? | χ 2 = 5.08, p value = 0.024 | |
| No | 1,675 | 3,507 |
| Yes | 391 | 952 |
| Use contraceptives? | χ 2 = 2.10, p value = 0.148 | |
| No | 1,474 | 3,258 |
| Yes | 592 | 1,201 |
| Has anaemia? | χ 2 = 1.84, p value = 0.18 | |
| No | 1,127 | 2,352 |
| Yes | 939 | 2,107 |
| Husband lives at home? | χ 2 = 2.10, p value = 0.15 | |
| No | 1,637 | 3,462 |
| Yes | 429 | 997 |
| Partner's educational level | χ 2 = 10.19, p value = 0.017 | |
| No education | 729 | 1,535 |
| Primary | 198 | 410 |
| Secondary | 992 | 2,274 |
| Higher | 147 | 240 |
| Beating justified if wife goes out without husband's notice? | χ 2 = 3.24, p value = 0.072 | |
| No | 1,366 | 2,846 |
| Yes | 700 | 1,613 |
| Beating justified if wife neglects child? | χ 2 = 9.63, p value = 0.002 | |
| No | 1,194 | 2,757 |
| Yes | 872 | 1,702 |
| Beating justified if wife argues with husband? | χ 2 = 13.94, p value = 0.001 | |
| No | 1,284 | 2,982 |
| Yes | 782 | 1,477 |
| Beating justified if wife refuses sex? | χ 2 = 3.11, p value = 0.078 | |
| No | 1,528 | 3,388 |
| Yes | 538 | 1,071 |
| Beating justified if wife burns food? | χ 2 = 8.37, p value = 0.004 | |
| No | 1,680 | 3,754 |
| Yes | 386 | 705 |
| Age of respondent at first sex | t-value = 1.13, p value = 0.259 | |
| 2066 | 4459 | |
| Weight of respondent | t-value =‐1.05, p value = 0.293 | |
| 2066 | 4459 | |
| Age of respondent | t-value = -13.13, p value = 0.001 | |
| 2066 | 4459 | |
| Haemoglobin level of respondent | t-value = -0.04, p value = 0.971 | |
| 2066 | 4459 | |