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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents stratified for presence or absence of intimate partner violence in the preceding 12 months

From: Intimate partner violence among women with HIV infection in rural Uganda: critical implications for policy and practice

Characteristic

All participants Number (percentage)

History of IPV Number (percentage)

No history of IPV Number (percentage)

Age group of respondent

   

24 years or less

125 (39.4)

22 (40.0)

103 (39.3)

Above 24 years

192 (60.6)

33 (60.0)

159 (60.7)

Religion of respondent

   

Catholic

120 (38.0)

14 (25.5)

106 (40.5)

Protestant

168 (53.2)

28 (50.9)

130 (49.6)

Moslem

16 (5.1)

2 (3.6)

14 (5.3)

Others

12 (3.8)

1 (1.8)

11 (4.2)

*Education level of respondent

   

No formal education

27 (8.5)

7 (12.7)

20 (7.6)

Primary level

157 (50.0)

35 (63.6)

123 (46.9)

Secondary level

81 (25.6)

11 (20.0)

70 (26.7)

University or higher than secondary

50 (15.8)

2 (3.6)

48 (18.3)

Drinking

   

Yes

34 (10.8)

6 (10.9)

28 (10.7)

No

283 (89.2)

49 (89.1)

233 (89.3)

Parity

   

1

52 (16.4)

8 (14.5)

44 (16.8)

4-Feb

101 (31.9)

21 (38.2)

80 (30.5)

5 and above

164 (51.7)

26 (47.3)

138 (50.7)

Marital status of respondent

   

Single

23 (7.3)

2 (3.6)

21 (8.0)

Currently married

227 (71.6)

48 (87.4)

179 (68.3)

Ever married

67 (21.1)

5 (9.0)

62 (25.7)

Type of marriage if currently married

   

Monogamous

200 (88.2)

48 (87.3)

179 (74.3)

Polygamous

117 (11.8)

5 (12.7)

62 (25.7)

*Education level of spouse

   

No formal education

9 (3.6)

3 (5.5)

6 (2.3)

Primary level

96 (41.0)

23 (41.8)

73 (27.8)

Secondary level

92 (39.3)

19 (48.2)

73 (27.8)

University or higher than secondary

37 (15.8)

3 (5.5)

34 (42.1)

  1. Key: * The respondents who reported history of IPV in the preceding 12 months were comparable to those who did not (p > 0.05) except level of education (of the respondents) (p-value = 0.002) and level of education of their spouses (p-value = 0.037).