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. 2020 May 5;12:339–358. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S246499

Table 3.

Bivariate Associations Between Various Factors and Psychological Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy, Eastern Ethiopia (n=3015), 2018

Variable Category Psychological IPVP CPR (95% CI) P-value
Yes, n (%) No, n(%)
Residence Harar 135(24.9) 407(75.1) 1.00
Kersa 602(24.3) 1871(75.7) 0.98(0.83,1.15) 0.781
Age group(years) <20 46(13.8) 287(86.2) 1.00
20-34 581(25.4) 1703(74.6) 1.84(1.39,2.43) 0.000
≥ 35 110(27.6) 288(72.4) 2.00(1.46,2.73) 0.000
Age at first marriage (years) <18 404(25.3) 1192(74.7) 1.00
≥18 333(23.5) 1086(76.5) 0.9(0.81,1.05) 0.250
Marital duration (years) ≤ 1 57(18.8) 246(81.2) 1.00
2-4 139(22.5) 479(77.5) 1.2(0.90,1.57) 0.204
5-10 246(22.1) 865(77.9) 1.1(0.91,1.52) 0.217
>10 295(30.0) 688(70.0) 1.6(1.23,2.05) 0.000
Education (women) No formal education 519(26.8) 1413(73.2) 1.00
Primary/secondary 194(20.9) 733(79.1) 0.78(0.67,0.90) 0.000
Tertiary 24(15.4) 132(84.6) 0.57(0.39,0.83) 0.004
Education (partner) No formal education 375(27.1) 1007(72.9) 1.00
Primary/secondary 316(22.8) 1072(77.2) 0.84(0.74,0.96) 0.008
Tertiary 46(18.8) 199(81.2) 0.69(0.53,0.91) 0.009
Household empowerment status Low 202(20.1) 804(79.9) 1.00
Medium 316(31.4) 690(68.6) 1.56(1.34,1.82) 0.000
High 219(21.8) 784(78.2) 1.09(0.92,1.29) 0.334
Drinking habit (women) Yes frequently 7(31.8) 15(68.2) 1.00
Yes occasionally 51(32.3) 107(67.7) 1.01(0.53,1.95) 0.966
Not at all 677(23.9) 2154(76.1) 0.75(0.41,1.39) 0.363
Drinking habit (partner) Yes frequently 27(27.6) 71(72.4) 1.00
Yes occasionally 68(25.0) 204(75.0) 0.91(0.62,1.33) 0.618
Not at all 600(23.6) 1947(76.4) 0.85(0.62,1.19) 0.350
Khat-chewing habit (partner) Never/occasional 77(16.6) 387(83.4) 1.00
Frequently 660(25.9) 1891(74.1) 1.56(1.26,1.93) 0.000
Working status (women) Housewife 598(22.6) 2052(77.4) 1.00
Working 139(38.1) 226(61.9) 1.7(1.45,1.95) 0.000
Working status (partner) Working 716(24.4) 2224(75.6) 1.00
Non-working 21(28.0) 54(72.0) 1.15(0.80,1.66) 0.460
Living arrangement Not with family 538(24.5) 1654(75.5) 1.00
With family 199(24.2) 624(75.8) 0.99(0.86,1.13) 0.836
Number of children under 5 <3 646(24.4) 2001(75.6) 1.00
≥3 91(24.7) 277(75.3) 1.1(0.84,1.23) 0.890
ANC attendance Not attend 359(23.8) 1152(76.2) 1.00
Attended ≥1 378(25.1) 1126(74.9) 1.1(093,1.19) 0.380
Partner's stance on ANC use Discourage 15(26.8) 41(73.2) 1.00
No interest 385(29.5) 920(70.5) 1.10(0.71,1.71) 0.668
Encourage 337(20.4) 1317(79.6) 0.76(0.49,1.18) 0.227
Number of living children ≤3 404(21.6) 1463(78.4) 1.00
4-6 250(28.5) 628(71.5) 1.32(1.15,1.51) 0.000
≥7 83(30.7) 187(69.3) 1.42(1.16,1.73) 0.000
Couple's pregnancy intentions Concordant 622(23.5) 2027(76.5) 1.00
Discordant 115(31.4) 251(68.6) 1.34(1.13,1.58) 0.000
Previous infant loss No 6 17(24.9) 1858(75.1) 1.00
Yes 120(22.2) 420(77.8) 0.9(0.75,1.05) 0.190

Abbreviations: IPVP, intimate partner violence during pregnancy; CPR, crude prevalence ratio; ANC, antenatal care.