Table 5.
Associations between different types of intimate partner violence and nutritional status, measured by anemia among married Nepalese women of reproductive age (N = 3293)
| Anemia with physical violence | Anemia with sexual violence | Anemia with emotional violence | Anemia with controlling behaviours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj. OR (CI) | Adj. OR (CI) | Adj. OR (CI) | Adj. OR (CI) | |
| Experience of intimate partner violence (ref: no) | ||||
| Yes | 1.20 (0.97–1.49) | 1.26 (0.92–1.71) | 0.97 (0.73–1.29) | 1.31* (1.09–1.58) |
| Woman’s age | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) |
| Woman’s schooling | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) |
| Family size | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) |
| Caste/ethnicity (ref: Dalit) | ||||
| Muslim | 1.42 (0.85–2.37) | 1.41 (0.85–2.36) | 1.42 (0.85–2.37) | 1.43 (0.87–2.36) |
| Janajati | 0.9 (0.64–1.26) | 0.88 (0.63–1.24) | 0.88 (0.62–1.24) | 0.90 (0.64–1.26) |
| Other terai caste | 1.53 (0.96–2.42) | 1.54 (0.97–2.42) | 1.53 (0.97–2.42) | 1.51 (0.96–2.39) |
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 0.97 (0.69–1.36) | 0.95 (0.68–1.33) | 0.94 (0.67–1.32) | 0.98 (0.70–1.37) |
| Other | 0.51* (0.27–0.96) | 0.51* (0.27–0.96) | 0.51* (0.27–0.95) | 0.51* (0.27–0.96) |
| Place of residence (ref: urban) | ||||
| Rural | 1.16 (0.90–1.51) | 1.16 (0.90–1.50) | 1.16(0.89–1.50) | 1.18 (0.91–1.51) |
| Wealth quintiles (ref: poorest) | ||||
| Second poorest | 1.52** (1.14–2.03) | 1.53** (1.15–2.05) | 1.53** (1.14–2.04) | 1.53** (1.14–2.03) |
| Middle | 2.12*** (1.57–2.86) | 2.13*** (1.58–2.87) | 2.13*** (1.58–2.88) | 2.11*** (1.58–2.83) |
| Second richest | 1.94*** (1.41–2.66) | 1.93*** (1.40–2.65) | 1.93*** (1.41–2.65) | 1.89*** (1.38–2.60) |
| Richest | 1.52* (1.05–2.22) | 1.51* (1.04–2.20) | 1.51* (1.04–2.20) | 1.51* (1.04–2.18) |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; Adj. OR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, ref. Reference Category