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Table 1 Socio-demographics characteristics of family planning clients screened for Intimate partner violence (IPV) at the AGBEF Clinic from March to June 2014 in Conakry, Guinea

From: Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence among family planning clients in Conakry, Guinea

Variables

Screened for IPV number (%)

IPV positive number (%)

Total

232

213

Age, years

 15–19

27 (11.6)

24 (11.3)

 20–24

61 (26.3)

58 (27.2)

 25–34

81 (34.9)

74 (34.7)

 35–49

63 (27.2)

57 (26.8)

 Mean (SD)

28.7 (8.0)

28.5 (7.9)

Marital status

 Married

94 (40.5)

86 (40.4)

 Not married

138 (59.5)

127 (59.6)

Occupation

 Housewife

21 (9.1)

20 (9.4)

 Workwoman

40 (17.2)

38 (17.8)

 Seller

85 (36.6)

80 (37.6)

 Employee

36 (15.5)

32 (15.0)

 Student

50 (21.6)

43 (20.2)

Level of education

 None

73 (31.5)

67 (31.5)

 Primary

55 (23.7)

51 (23.9)

 Secondary and vocational school

74 (31.9)

71 (33.3)

 University

30 (12.9)

24 (11.3)

Residence

 Dixinn

105 (45.3)

102 (47.9)

 Other communes

127 (54.7)

111 (52.1)

Partner occupation

 Unemployed

37 (15.9)

32 (15.0)

 Workman

38 (16.4)

35 (16.4)

 Seller

77 (33.2)

71 (33.3)

 Employee

64 (27.6)

60 (28.2)

 Student

16 (06.9)

15 (07.1)

Partner’s level of education

 None

68 (29.3)

64 (30.0)

 Primary

38 (16.4)

33 (15.5)

 Secondary and vocational school

77 (33.2)

70 (32.9)

 University

49 (21.1)

46 (21.6)

Number of pregnancies

 0

28 (12.0)

23 (10.8)

 1

51 (22.0)

48 (22.5)

 2–4

109 (47.0)

101 (47.4)

 ≥5

44 (19.0)

41 (19.3)

 Mean (SD)

2.7 (2.1)

2.8 (2.0)

Number of live children

 0

30 (12.9)

25 (11.7)

 1

59 (25.4)

56 (26.3)

 2–4

112 (48.3)

103 (48.4)

 ≥5

31 (13.4)

29 (13.6)

 Mean (SD)

2.4 (1.8)

2.4 (1.8)

Previous use of FP

 No

115 (49.6)

104 (48.8)

 Yes

117 (50.4)

109 (51.2)

Mean duration of FP use (SD), months

6.6 (10.3)

6.9 (10.6)

Previous FP method used (n = 130)

 Injectable

98 (75.4)

95 (77.9)

 Pills

06 (04.6)

06 (04.9)

 IUD

22 (16.9)

18 (14.7)

 Implants

04 (03.1)

03 (02.5)

FP method used at this visit

 Injectable

174 (75.0)

166 (77.9)

 Pills

10 (04.3)

09 (04.2)

 IUD

39 (16.8)

31 (14.6)

 Implants

09 (03.9)

07 (03.3)

Reasons for choosing this FP method

 Discretion

80 (71.4)

75 (71.4)

 Fertility return

11 (09.8)

11 (10.5)

 Not constraining

16 (14.3)

14 (13.3)

 Easy

05 (04.5)

05 (04.8)