Table 3 Prevalence of wife beating in the last 12 months by different characteristics and factors associated with wife beating in multiple logistic regression (nationally representative results using special weights)
From: Factors associated with wife beating in Egypt: Analysis of two surveys (1995 and 2005)
EDHS-1995 | EDHS-2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of beaten respondents (%) | Adjusted Odds ratio* (CI 95%) | Proportion of beaten respondents (%) | Adjusted Odds ratio* (CI 95%) | |
Region | ||||
Lower Egypt – Urban | 14.2 | 1.01 (0.79–1.28) | 15.7 | 0.97 (0.73–1.29) |
Lower Egypt – Rural | 19.7 | 1.16 (0.96–1.40) | 22.5 | 1.16 (0.93–1.45) |
Upper Egypt – Urban | 19.3 | 1.38 (1.09–1.77) | 15.6 | 0.86 (0.65–1.14) |
Upper Egypt – Rural | 21.3 | 1.17 (0.95–1.44) | 19.7 | 0.79 (0.62–1.01) |
Frontier Governorate | 8.4 | 0.51 (0.21–1.28) | 14.2 | 0.72 (0.35–1.50) |
Urban Governorates | 13.8 | 1 | 15.6 | 1 |
Education | ||||
Higher | 4.0 | 0.30 (0.17–0.53) | 7.0 | 0.29 (0.19–0.44) |
Secondary | 12.3 | 0.56 (0.45–0.70) | 17.1 | 0.63 (0.51–0.77) |
Primary | 21.5 | 1.10 (0.95–1.29) | 23.0 | 1.12 (0.92–1.38) |
No education | 20.9 | 1 | 22.9 | 1 |
Age of respondent | ||||
15–19 | 24.9 | 5.24 (3.46–7.93) | 15.9 | 2.50 (1.54–4.06) |
20–24 | 24.2 | 4.57 (3.34–6.24) | 23.0 | 3.41 (2.47–4.71) |
25–29 | 20.9 | 3.34 (2.51–4.45) | 21.0 | 2.69 (2.01–3.60) |
30–34 | 17.9 | 2.65 (2.00–3.51) | 22.2 | 2.57 (1.94–3.40) |
35–39 | 17.7 | 2.39 (1.81–3.14) | 17.9 | 1.72 (1.30–2.28) |
40–44 | 13.1 | 1.65 (1.23–2.22) | 15.8 | 1.37 (1.02–1.82) |
45–49 | 9.4 | 1 | 13.1 | 1 |
Religion | ||||
Muslim | 18.2 | 1.49 (1.06–2.09) | 19.2 | 1.26 (0.88–1.79) |
Christian | 11.5 | 1 | 13.4 | 1 |
Current working status | ||||
No | 19.1 | 1.14 (0.94–1.39) | 19.4 | 0.99 (0.82–1.19) |
Yes | 12.5 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 |
Age at first marriage | ||||
<= 19 | 19.5 | 0.83 (0.36–1.91) | 21.7 | 0.94 (0.44–2.01) |
20–30 | 15.3 | 1.04 (0.45–2.39) | 15.8 | 0.95 (0.45–2.00) |
>= 31 | 13.3 | 9.7 | ||
Number of children in a household | ||||
0–1 | 18.6 | 0.79 (0.60–1.02) | 14.6 | 0.54 (0.39–0.74) |
2–5 | 18.3 | 1.02 (0.85–1.23) | 20.4 | 0.94 (0.75–1.18) |
>5 | 16.3 | 1 | 19.3 | 1 |
Blood/marriage relationship to husband | ||||
No | 18.5 | 1.26 (1.11–1.44) | 18.6 | 1.07 (0.92–1.25) |
Yes | 17.1 | 1 | 19.4 | 1 |
Partner's education | ||||
Higher | 5.4 | 0.41 (0.27–0.60) | 10.0 | 0.64 (0.46–0.89) |
Secondary | 15.8 | 0.75 (0.62–0.91) | 19.5 | 0.81 (0.66–0.98) |
Primary | 22.1 | 1.02 (0.87–1.19) | 18.2 | 0.63 (0.51–0.78) |
No education | 20.7 | 1 | 24.4 | 1 |