Table 3 Factors associated with physical violence of married reproductive age women, Aksum town, 2018 (n = 398)
Dependent variables | Physical violence | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Educational level of women | ||||
Have no formal education** | 16 | 44 | 0.37 (0.11, 0.93) | 2.2 (1.28, 6.7) |
Able read and write | 2 | 15 | 1.88 (1.06, 3.47) | 4.87 (2.44, 7.89) |
Elementary 1–4 grade | 15 | 22 | 0.94 (0.12, 0.99) | 3.7 (2.01, 7.6) |
Elementary 5–8 grade | 25 | 73 | 1.002 (1.0001, 2.7) | 4.6 (1.2, 17.9) |
High school 9–12** | 31 | 85 | 1.35 (1.1, 4.9) | 0.34 (0.11, 0.78) |
College and above | 23 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
Occupation of women’s | ||||
Housewife** | 68 | 177 | 1.47 (1.23, 5.6) | 3.8 (2.32, 12.8) |
Governmental employment | 18 | 48 | 1.5 (1.3, 7.9) | 0.22(0.12, 0.56) |
Daily laborer** | 3 | 18 | 3.4 (1.9, 5.8) | 4.2 (3.11, 8.22) |
Private employee | 10 | 20 | 2 (1.6, 8.9) | 0.37 (0.23, 0.77) |
Women’s association leader | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
Age of women’s husband (years) | ||||
≤ 30** | 23 | 53 | 0.76 (0.11, 0.94) | 5.2 (2.3, 11.5) |
31–40 | 41 | 106 | 0.85 (0.23, 0.89) | 2.1 (1.76, 3.7) |
≥ 41 | 41 | 124 | 1 | 1 |
Husbands having other wife | ||||
Yes** | 20 | 35 | 0.64 (0.31, 0.95) | 7.8 (4.2, 18.9) |
No | 93 | 251 | 1 | 1 |
Husbands with alcohol/smoking habits | ||||
Yes** | 52 | 60 | 3.8 (2.3, 13.7) | 3.8 (1.74, 14.7) |
No | 204 | 62 | 1 | 1 |