Table 1.
Logistic regression model of acceptance of wife-beating.
| Predictors | B | P | AOR | 95% C.I.forEXP(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | .487 | <0.001 | 1.627 | 1.463 | 1.809 |
| Age | |||||
| 30 years or above | -.101 | .006 | .904 | .841 | .972 |
| Education | |||||
| Primary | -.005 | .913 | .995 | .903 | 1.096 |
| Secondary | -.089 | .095 | .915 | .825 | 1.016 |
| Tertiary | -.372 | <0.001 | .690 | .580 | .820 |
| Location/Region | |||||
| North East | .895 | <0.001 | 2.448 | 2.184 | 2.743 |
| North West | .241 | <0.001 | 1.272 | 1.137 | 1.424 |
| South East | .135 | .070 | 1.145 | .989 | 1.325 |
| South South | .333 | <0.001 | 1.395 | 1.212 | 1.606 |
| South West | -.387 | <0.001 | .679 | .591 | .781 |
| Religion | |||||
| Islam | .297 | <0.001 | 1.346 | 1.213 | 1.495 |
| Traditional | .814 | <0.001 | 2.257 | 1.545 | 3.297 |
| Marriage type | |||||
| Polygamy | .150 | <0.001 | 1.162 | 1.079 | 1.252 |
| Current employment status | |||||
| Employed | .635 | <0.001 | 1.887 | 1.572 | 2.264 |
| Wealth level | |||||
| Poorer | -.110 | .022 | .896 | .816 | .984 |
| Middle | -.197 | <0.001 | .821 | .742 | .909 |
| Wealthy | -.344 | <0.001 | .709 | .630 | .799 |
| Wealthiest | -.882 | <0.001 | .414 | .354 | .484 |
| Extra-marital sex | |||||
| Yes | .801 | <0.001 | 2.228 | 1.838 | 2.700 |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | .795 | <0.001 | 2.214 | 1.798 | 2.725 |
| Frequency of internet use | |||||
| Less than once a week | .199 | .084 | 1.220 | .974 | 1.528 |
| At least once a week | -.455 | <0.001 | .635 | .509 | .791 |
| Almost every day |
-.590 |
<0.001 |
.555 |
.443 |
.694 |
| B |
P |
OR |
Lower |
Upper |
|
| Reading newspaper | |||||
| Less than once a week | .160 | .011 | 1.174 | 1.038 | 1.328 |
| At least once a week | -.201 | .042 | .818 | .674 | .993 |
| Listening to radio | |||||
| Less than once a week | -.138 | .002 | .871 | .798 | .951 |
| At least once a week | -.122 | .007 | .885 | .811 | .966 |
| Watching TV | |||||
| Less than once a week | .018 | .721 | 1.018 | .924 | 1.122 |
| At least once a week | -.117 | .032 | .889 | .799 | .990 |
| Decision on respondent's earning | |||||
| Respondent and partner | -.109 | .044 | .897 | .807 | .997 |
| Partner alone | -.010 | .862 | .990 | .887 | 1.106 |
| Decision on respondent's healthcare | |||||
| Respondent and partner | -.071 | .283 | .931 | .817 | 1.061 |
| Partner alone | .391 | <0.001 | 1.479 | 1.311 | 1.668 |
| Decision on large household purchases | |||||
| Respondent and partner | -.152 | .027 | .859 | .751 | .983 |
| Partner alone | -.276 | <0.001 | .759 | .666 | .865 |
| Constant | -.970 | <0.001 | .379 | ||
Reference category: Male; Less than 30 years old; No formal education; North Central; Christianity; Monogamy; Unemployed; Poorest; Not engaged in extramarital affairs; Do not smoke.
Reference category: Not at all; Respondent alone.