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Table 3 Logistic regression on IPV and background characteristics among women in sub-Sahara Africa

From: Women decision-making capacity and intimate partner violence among women in sub-Saharan Africa

Variable

Proportions

Model I

Model II

Model III

N = 84,486 (%)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Decision-making capacity

 No capacity

74,315 (87.9)

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Capacity

10,271 (12.1)

1.73***(1.61–1.85)

1.49***(1.42–1.55)

1.35***(1.35–1.48)

Age

 15–19

6078

 

Ref

Ref

 20–24

14,431

 

1.33***(1.25–1.42)

1.30***(1.22–1.39)

 25–29

18,007

 

1.46***(1.37–1.56)

1.41***(1.32–1.51)

 30–34

15,901

 

1.45***(1.36–1.55)

1.39***(1.30–1.49)

 35–39

13,095

 

1.42***(1.32–1.52)

1.35***(1.25–1.44)

 40–44

9484

 

1.34***(1.24–1.44)

1.26***(1.17–1.36)

 45–49

7490

 

1.24***(1.15–1.34)

1.17***(1.09–1.28)

Country

 Congo DR

4758

 

Ref

Ref

 Cote d’voire

4356

 

0.36***(0.33–0.39)

0.49***(0.45–0.54)

 Cameroon

3442

 

1.03(0.95–1.13)

1.21***(1.10–1.32)

 Gabon

2791

 

0.91**(0.83–1.00)

0.93(0.85–1.03)

 Gambia

3161

 

0.30***(0.27–0.33)

0.64***(0.58–0.71)

 Kenya

3613

 

0.53***(0.48–0.58)

0.61***(0.56–0.66)

 Comoros

1979

 

0.08***(0.07–0.09)

0.17***(0.15–0.21)

 Mali

2647

 

0.65***(0.59–0.71)

1.50***(1.34–1.67)

 Malawi

4517

 

0.50***(0.46–0.55)

0.55***(0.51–0.60)

 Mozambique

4843

 

0.66***(0.60–0.71)

0.77***(0.71–0.84)

 Nigeria

21,413

 

0.27***(0.25–0.28)

0.41***(0.39–0.44)

 Namibia

889

 

0.33***(0.29–0.38)

0.45***(0.39–0.52)

 Rwanda

1540

 

0.45***(0.40–0.51)

0.42***(0.37–0.47)

 Sierra Leone

4023

 

0.74***(0.68–0.81)

1.39***(1.27–1.53)

 Chad

3204

 

0.30***(0.28–0.33)

0.57***(0.51–0.63)

 Togo

4778

 

0.45***(0.41–0.49)

0.50***(0.46–0.55)

 Zambia

7576

 

0.66***(0.62–0.71)

0.70***(0.65–0.76)

 Zimbabwe

4952

 

0.56***(0.51–0.60)

0.66***(0.60–0.71)

Residence

 Urban

30,654 (36.3)

  

Ref

 Rural

53,832 (63.7)

  

0.88 (0.85–0.92)

Religion

 Islam

31,697 (37.5)

  

Ref

 Christian

49,068 (58.1)

  

1.73***(1.65–1.82)

 Others

3721 (4.4)

  

1.87***(1.72–2.02)

Partner’s Education

 No education

25,090 (29.7)

  

1.11**(1.03–1.20)

 Primary

23,164 (27.4)

  

1.34***(1.25–1.44)

 Secondary

38,159 (33.3)

  

1.22**(1.15–1.30)

 Higher

8073 (9.6)

  

Ref

Occupation

 Unemployed

27,164 (32.1)

  

Ref

 Employed

57,322 (67.9)

  

1.33***(1.28–1.37)

Marital status

 Married

73,338 (86.8)

  

Ref

 Cohabitation

11,148 (13.2)

  

1.16***(1.10–1.21)

Education

 No education

31,043 (36.7)

  

1.37***(1.24–1.51)

 Primary

27,441 (32.5)

  

1.65***(1.50–1.82)

 Secondary

21,983 (26.0)

  

1.50***(1.37–1.64)

 Higher

4019 (4.8)

  

Ref

Wealth status

 Poorest

17,075 (20.2)

  

1.28**(1.20–1.37)

 Poorer

17,271 (20.5)

  

1.24**(1.17–1.32)

 Middle

16,552 (19.6)

  

1.27***(1.20–1.34)

 Richer

16,904 (20.0)

  

1.11**(1.06–1.17)

 Richest

16,684 (19.7)

  

Ref

  1. *p < 0.10 **p < 0.05 ***p < 0.001 OR Odds Ratio