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Table 1 Socio-demographic and psycho-social characteristics of the respondents and their partners

From: Women are considerably more exposed to intimate partner violence than men in Rwanda: results from a population-based, cross-sectional study

 

Total (N = 917)

Men (n = 440)

Women (n = 477)

p-value*

RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS

N

%

n

%

n

%

 

Age groups (n = 908)

      

.050

20-24

275

30.3

148

33.8

127

27.0

25-29

300

33.0

144

32.9

156

33.2

30-35

333

36.7

146

33.3

187

39.8

Marital status (n = 912)

      

.000

Married or cohabiting

578

63.4

236

53.8

342

72.3

Divorced or widowed

35

3.8

2

0.5

33

7.0

Single

299

32.8

201

45.8

98

20.7

Number of children (n = 915)

      

.000

No children

307

33.6

211

48.1

96

20.2

1-3 children

467

51.0

192

43.7

275

57.8

> 3 children

141

15.4

36

8.2

105

22.1

Level of education (n = 768)

      

.006

Secondary school or university

117

15.2

50

13.3

67

17.0

Complete primary or vocational training

178

23.2

105

28.0

73

18.6

Incomplete primary school

473

61.6

220

58.7

253

64.4

Occupation (n = 910)

      

.068

Civil servants

15

1.6

6

1.4

9

1.9

Skilled workers or students

84

9.2

49

11.2

35

7.4

Unskilled workers

512

56.3

230

52.5

282

59.7

No formal occupation (subsist. farmer)

299

32.9

153

34.9

146

30.9

Personal income per month (n = 912)

      

.005

More than 35,000 Rwf

30

3.3

19

4.3

11

2.3

17,500-35,000 Rwf

55

6.0

36

8.2

19

4.0

Less than 17,500 Rwf

827

90.7

382

87.4

445

93.7

Source of income (n = 903)

      

.000

Salary

47

5.2

38

8.7

9

1.9

Pension, disability grant or other

88

9.7

54

12.3

34

7.3

No income

768

85.0

347

79.0

421

90.7

Social support (n = 917)

      

.081

Improved

140

15.3

77

17.5

63

13.2

Poor

777

84.7

363

82.5

414

86.8

PARTNER CHARACTERISTICS

      

.000

Partner’s age (n = 577)

      

20-24

97

16.8

67

28.2

30

8.8

25-29

170

29.5

87

36.6

83

24.5

30 and above

310

53.7

84

35.3

226

66.7

Partner’s educational level (n = 475)

      

.412

Secondary school or university

55

11.6

21

10.0

34

12.8

Complete primary or vocational training

141

29.7

59

28.1

82

30.9

Incomplete primary school

279

58.7

130

61.9

149

56.2

Partner’s occupation (n = 616)

      

.000

Civil servants

26

4.2

6

2.4

20

5.4

Skilled worker or student

41

6.7

6

2.4

35

9.5

Unskilled worker

342

55.5

120

48.6

222

60.2

No formal occupation (Subsist. farmer)

207

33.6

115

46.6

92

24.9

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

       

Household monthly income (n = 883)

      

.566

17,500 or more

189

21.4

86

20.5

103

22.2

< 17,500 Rwf

694

78.6

333

79.5

361

77.8

  1. * Chi square test for independence or Fisher’s exact probability test for difference between men and women.