From: Women's Status and Violence against Young Married Women in Rural Nepal
Characteristics of women | Experience of violence in the past 12 months | |
---|---|---|
 | OR | 95.0% C.I |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Muslim | 1.91 | 1.04- 3.53 |
Tamang | 0.80 | 0.48- 1.32 |
Tharu | 1.61 | 0.93- 2.78 |
Brahmin/Chhetri (Ref) | Â | Â |
Women's Education | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 0.75 | 0.29- 1.97 |
Literate up to primary | 1.11 | 0.45- 2.76 |
Secondary | 1.17 | 0.48- 2.82 |
Higher secondary and above (Ref) | Â | Â |
Women's occupation | Â | Â |
Do not earn/housewife | 1.44 | 0.68-3.02 |
Agriculture/daily wages/poultry farming | 2.17 | 0.97- 4.85 |
Other employment (service/small business) (Ref.) | Â | Â |
Inter spousal communication | Â | Â |
None | 6.82 | 3.45- 13.48 |
Discussed 1-3 matters | 2.33 | 1.52- 3.58 |
Discussed 4-7 matters (Ref.) | Â | Â |
Men are justified to beat their wives | Â | Â |
Not accepting | 0.61 | 0.34- 1.07 |
Partially accepting | 0.72 | 0.47- 1.11 |
Highly accepting (Ref.) | Â | Â |
Women's autonomy | Â | Â |
Low | 1.65 | 1.08- 2.5 |
Medium | 1.88 | 1.33- 2.64 |
High (Ref.) | Â | Â |