Table 2.
Binary logistic regression model showing differences in the predictors of wife-beating.
| Predictors | Men |
Women |
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| B | P | AOR | 95% C.I. for EXP(B) |
B | P | AOR | 95% C.I. for EXP(B) |
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| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 years or above | -.289 | .002 | .749 | .624 | .899 | -.044 | .275 | .957 | .883 | 1.036 | ||||||
| Education | <0.001 | .242 | ||||||||||||||
| Primary | .211 | .040 | 1.235 | 1.009 | 1.512 | -.022 | .706 | .979 | .875 | 1.095 | ||||||
| Secondary | .035 | .731 | 1.036 | .847 | 1.267 | -.061 | .343 | .941 | .830 | 1.067 | ||||||
| Tertiary | -.427 | .005 | .652 | .484 | .879 | -.225 | .043 | .798 | .642 | .993 | ||||||
| Location/Region | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| North East | 1.316 | <0.001 | 3.729 | 2.887 | 4.818 | .813 | <0.001 | 2.255 | 1.975 | 2.574 | ||||||
| North West | 1.165 | <0.001 | 3.205 | 2.484 | 4.135 | -.034 | .609 | .967 | .849 | 1.100 | ||||||
| South East | -.004 | .982 | .996 | .718 | 1.383 | .233 | .006 | 1.263 | 1.069 | 1.492 | ||||||
| South South | .640 | <0.001 | 1.896 | 1.414 | 2.541 | .249 | .003 | 1.282 | 1.087 | 1.512 | ||||||
| South West | .266 | .071 | 1.305 | .978 | 1.741 | -.598 | <0.001 | .550 | .467 | .648 | ||||||
| Religion | .012 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| Islam | -.275 | .008 | .759 | .619 | .932 | .462 | <0.001 | 1.587 | 1.401 | 1.797 | ||||||
| Traditional | .349 | .265 | 1.418 | .767 | 2.623 | 1.034 | <0.001 | 2.813 | 1.685 | 4.699 | ||||||
| Marriage type | ||||||||||||||||
| Polygamy | .050 | .588 | 1.051 | .877 | 1.260 | .172 | <0.001 | 1.188 | 1.093 | 1.291 | ||||||
| Current employment status | ||||||||||||||||
| Employed | -.263 | .462 | .769 | .381 | 1.550 | .692 | <0.001 | 1.997 | 1.651 | 2.417 | ||||||
| Wealth level | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| Poorer | -.091 | .374 | .913 | .748 | 1.115 | -.096 | .083 | .908 | .815 | 1.013 | ||||||
| Middle | -.047 | .671 | .954 | .769 | 1.185 | -.243 | <0.001 | .784 | .698 | .882 | ||||||
| Wealthy | .065 | .610 | 1.067 | .832 | 1.367 | -.462 | <0.001 | .630 | .549 | .723 | ||||||
| Wealthiest | -.556 | .001 | .573 | .417 | .788 | -.924 | <0.001 | .397 | .331 | .476 | ||||||
| B | P | OR | Lower | Upper | B | P | OR | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Extra-marital sex | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | .736 | <0.001 | 2.087 | 1.673 | 2.603 | .405 | .077 | 1.500 | .956 | 2.352 | ||||||
| Smoking | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | .725 | <0.001 | 2.066 | 1.664 | 2.564 | .107 | .841 | 1.113 | .390 | 3.177 | ||||||
| Internet use | .003 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| Less than once a week | .153 | .314 | 1.165 | .865 | 1.569 | -.048 | .797 | .953 | .661 | 1.374 | ||||||
| At least once a week | -.388 | .010 | .679 | .506 | .910 | -.738 | <0.001 | .478 | .336 | .681 | ||||||
| Almost every day | -.407 | .009 | .665 | .490 | .903 | -.983 | <0.001 | .374 | .262 | .534 | ||||||
| Reading newspaper | <0.001 | .830 | ||||||||||||||
| Less than once a week | .231 | .023 | 1.260 | 1.032 | 1.539 | .016 | .853 | 1.016 | .862 | 1.197 | ||||||
| At least once a week | -.431 | .004 | .650 | .485 | .871 | -.074 | .586 | .929 | .712 | 1.212 | ||||||
| Listening to radio | .488 | .005 | ||||||||||||||
| Less than once a week | -.011 | .912 | .989 | .815 | 1.201 | -.155 | .003 | .857 | .775 | .948 | ||||||
| At least once a week | -.102 | .301 | .903 | .744 | 1.096 | -.123 | .016 | .884 | .799 | .978 | ||||||
| Watching TV | .201 | .156 | ||||||||||||||
| Less than once a week | .156 | .115 | 1.169 | .963 | 1.419 | -.022 | .704 | .978 | .872 | 1.097 | ||||||
| At least once a week | .013 | .909 | 1.013 | .806 | 1.274 | -.117 | .062 | .889 | .786 | 1.006 | ||||||
| Respondent's earning | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| Respondent and partner | .258 | .078 | 1.294 | .971 | 1.723 | -.194 | .001 | .823 | .731 | .928 | ||||||
| Partner alone | -.690 | <0.001 | .502 | .351 | .717 | .266 | <0.001 | 1.304 | 1.155 | 1.473 | ||||||
| Respondent's healthcare | .784 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| Respondent and partner | -.097 | .491 | .908 | .690 | 1.195 | -.007 | .938 | .993 | .843 | 1.171 | ||||||
| Partner alone | .006 | .969 | 1.006 | .735 | 1.378 | .481 | <0.001 | 1.617 | 1.393 | 1.877 | ||||||
| Large household purchases | <0.001 | .038 | ||||||||||||||
| Respondent and partner | -.592 | <0.001 | .553 | .440 | .695 | .138 | .171 | 1.148 | .942 | 1.398 | ||||||
| Partner alone | -.159 | .266 | .853 | .644 | 1.129 | -.014 | .886 | .986 | .817 | 1.190 | ||||||
| Constant | -1.036 | <0.001 | .355 | -1.489 | <0.001 | .226 | ||||||||||
Reference category: Less than 30 years old; No formal education; North Central; Christianity; Monogamy; Unemployed; Poorest.
Reference category: Not engaged in extramarital affairs; Do not smoke; Not at all; Respondent alone.