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. 2021 Mar 4;16(3):e0247916. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247916

Table 4. Factors associated with female victimization and male perpetration of IPV (N = 2,689).

Variables Female Victimization Male Perpetration
OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Personal history Witnessing parents’ violence in childhood Yes 2.92 1.84–4.63 < .001 2.64 1.62–4.32 < .001
No 1 1
Childhood maltreatment by parents Yes 1.70 1.03–2.82 .040 1.20 0.70–2.05 .508
No 1 1
Micro- system Structure of decision making with partner 1.40 0.85–2.30 .184 0.87 0.54–1.42 .584
Age (years) 19–39 1.55 0.60–4.02 .371 1.30 0.58–2.90 .527
40–49 2.09 0.86–5.09 .106 1.67 0.82–3.40 .159
50–59 1.56 0.69–3.54 .289 1.19 0.62–2.28 .604
≥60 1 1
Exo- system Education level ≤Elementary 0.41 0.14–1.22 .110 1.70 0.57–5.04 .337
Middle school 0.86 0.35–2.08 .733 1.17 0.43–3.17 .759
High school 0.77 0.46–1.29 .315 1.64 0.93–2.90 .088
≥College 1 1
Household income (1,000 KRW) <2,000 0.90 0.30–2.73 .859 1.27 0.58–2.81 .551
2,000–2,999 1.97 1.10–3.55 .023 1.05 0.55–2.00 .879
3,000–3,999 0.80 0.48–1.35 .410 1.41 0.85–2.33 .181
≥4,000 1 1
Occupation type Professional or Manager 0.62 0.24–1.58 .313 1.74 0.81–3.76 .156
Office job 0.47 0.26–0.84 .011 1.37 0.76–2.46 .301
Others 1 1
Macro- system Attitude to gender roles 1.19 0.78–1.82 .428 0.80 0.53–1.18 .258
Awareness of neighborhood and community 1.18 0.79–1.74 .416 1.33 0.88–2.02 .178
Attitude to IPV 2.25 1.40–3.61 .001 2.68 1.59–4.52 < .001
Awareness of IPV -related laws and policies 0.91 0.80–1.02 .100 0..91 0.82–1.01 .073
Awareness of support facilities 1.00 0.85–1.17 .992 1.05 0.89–1.24 .537
F 5.345 2.49
p < .001 < .001
R2 .165 .104

IPV: Intimate partner violence.