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. 2022 Oct 10;17(10):e0275950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275950

Table 2. Estimated binary logistic regression model results and marginal effects related to factors affecting women’s exposure to verbal and psychological violence.

Variables OR Std. Error 95% CI Elasticity (%) Std. Error VIF
Lower Upper
Survey year (reference: 2008)
2014 1.150a 0.054 1.049 1.260 7.98a 0.027 1.05
Region (reference: West)
South 0.982 0.072 0.851 1.133 -1.08 0.042 1.20
Middle 1.109 c 0.067 0.986 1.248 5.92c 0.034 1.43
South 0.890 0.064 0.772 1.025 -6.89 0.043 1.30
East 1.076 0.069 0.949 1.221 4.22 0.037 1.70
Place of residence (reference: rural)
Urban 0.987 0.050 0.894 1.089 -0.78 0.029 1.13
Age (reference: 55+)
15–24 1.040 0.129 0.816 1.325 2.30 0.073 3.63
25–34 1.212 c 0.120 0.999 1.472 11.13c 0.058 4.29
35–44 1.105 0.106 0.915 1.334 5.85 0.057 3.71
45–54 1.100 0.105 0.912 1.328 5.60 0.057 3.04
Educational level (reference: illiterate)
Elementary school 1.152 c 0.087 0.994 1.335 8.36c 0.045 2.51
Secondary school 1.180 0.126 0.956 1.455 9.72 0.063 1.84
High school 1.314 a 0.135 1.074 1.608 15.84a 0.057 2.56
University 1.354 b 0.172 1.055 1.738 17.50b 0.073 2.69
Individual earning/income (reference: no)
Yes 0.970 0.058 0.863 1.090 -1.78 0.035 1.19
Health insurance status (reference: no)
Yes 0.873 b 0.059 0.765 0.997 -7.69b 0.038 1.06
Marital status (reference: two and more)
Never married 0.624 b 0.117 0.433 0.901 -24.77b 0.098 3.84
Once 0.576 a 0.080 0.438 0.757 -29.37a 0.068 2.80
Health status (reference: excellent/good)
Reasonable 1.292 a 0.065 1.170 1.426 14.86a 0.029 1.25
Bad/very bad 1.505 a 0.120 1.288 1.759 23.22a 0.044 1.37
Number of children (reference: has no child)
One child 1.169 0.121 0.954 1.433 9.34 0.062 2.82
Two and more 1.314 a 0.128 1.085 1.590 16.04a 0.059 3.78
Exposure to violence by first-degree relatives (reference: no)
Yes 1.788 a 0.138 1.536 2.080 31.22a 0.039 1.04
Husband or partner’s educational level (reference: elementary school)
Illiterate 0.924 0.117 0.720 1.185 -4.70 0.076 1.16
Secondary school 1.196 b 0.086 1.038 1.378 10.20b 0.041 1.23
High school 1.176 b 0.077 1.035 1.336 9.28b 0.037 1.50
University 0.961 0.086 0.806 1.146 -2.34 0.053 1.92
Husband or partner’s employment status (reference: no)
Yes 0.984 0.061 0.872 1.111 -0.92 0.036 1.14
Husband or partner’s alcohol use status (reference: no)
Yes 1.447 a 0.085 1.290 1.625 20.65a 0.032 1.16
Husband or partner’s gambling status (reference: no)
Yes 1.583 a 0.273 1.129 2.220 24.71a 0.086 1.07
Husband or partner’s drug use status (reference: no)
Yes 1.733 0.798 0.703 4.272 29.11 0.222 1.03
Husband or partner’s cheating status (reference: no)
Yes 2.329 a 0.217 1.941 2.795 43.29a 0.042 1.13
Status of exposure to husband or partner’s economic violence (reference: no)
Yes 1.870 a 0.101 1.683 2.078 34.42a 0.028 1.15
Status of exposure to husband or partner’s physical violence (reference: no)
Yes 1.902a 0.050 1.803 2.001 97.20a 0.024 1.34
Status of exposure to husband or partner’s sexual violence (reference: no)
Yes 1.369a 0.087 1.198 1.539 64.88a 0.032 1.26
Constant -1.659 0.205 -2.061 -1.257

ap < .01;

bp < .05;

cp < .10; VIF: Variance Inflation Factor