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. 2020 Oct 20;13:2251–2259. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S277310

Table 3.

Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in Ambo District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, March 2018 (n=657)

Variables Intimate Partner Violence in Lifetime Crude OR (95% C.I) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Yes No
Occupation of respondents
 Farmer 148 64 1.00 1.00
 Housewife 310 79 1.697(1.156 −2.490)* 2.041(1.026 −4.063)**
 Others 48 8 2.595(1.161–5.957)* 0.878(0.559 −1.381)
Education of husband
 No formal education 166 30 3.094(1.847–5.184)* 2.306(1.280 −4.152)**
 Primary 247 69 2.002(1.300–3.082)* 1.516 (0.923 −2.491)
 Secondary and Above 93 52 1.00 1.00
Number of children
 0 7 10 1.00 1.00
 1–2 89 46 2.764(0.987–7.737) 2.324(0.733 −7.375)
 >3 410 95 6.165(2.288–16.615)* 4.376(1.402–13.664)**
Believe on Husband dominance
 Yes 329 177 2.527(1.744–3.661)* 1.747(1.159–2.634)**
 No 64 87 1.00 1.00
Grow up in domestic violence
 Yes 350 84 1.790(1.233–2.597)* 1.537(1.004–2.354)**
 No 156 67 1.00 1.00
Partner alcohol intake
 Never 139 65 1.00 1.00
 Sometimes 271 56 2.263(1.499–3.416)* 1.773(1.124 −2.798)**
 Always 96 30 1.496(0.903–2.479)* 1.166(0.666 −2.042)
Partner fighting habit
 Yes 122 384 3.373(1.844–6.170)* 2.287(1.205–4.344)**
 No 13 138 1.00 1.00

Notes: *p-value <0.05 for COR; ** p-value <0.05 for AOR.