Table 4 Predictors of sexual assault
Variable | UOR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI)a,b | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics and partner characteristics | ||||
Age in years | 1.04 (1.00–1.07) | 0.033 | – | |
Formal education | ||||
Primary or less | 1 (Reference) | – | ||
Secondary | 0.55 (0.27–1.12) | 0.099 | ||
Post secondary | 0.71 (0.30–1.70) | 0.446 | ||
Recruitment | ||||
Antenatal care clinic | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
General out-patient clinic | 2.57 (1.37–5.83) | 0.003 | 1.46 (0.57–3.75) | 0.431 |
Number of children | 1.57 (1.14–2.15) | 0.006 | 1.31 (0.79–2.19) | 0.294 |
Currently employed | 1.27 (0.64–2.51) | 0.493 | – | |
Economic household situation | ||||
Low | 1 (Reference) | – | ||
High | 0.94 (0.50–1.78) | 0.848 | ||
Marital status | ||||
Married/cohabitating | 1 (Reference) | – | ||
Single/divorced/separated | 1.60 (0.26–1.40) | 0.239 | ||
Currently living with the perpetrator | 0.70 (0.31–1.61) | 0.400 | – | |
Left partner in the past 12 months | 1.77 (0.65–4.82) | 0.264 | – | |
Other types of intimate partner violence | ||||
Psychological abuse | ||||
Low (0–2) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Medium (3–6) | 0.99 (0.40–2.46) | 0.979 | 0.74 (0.27–2.07) | 0.568 |
High (7 or more) | 5.83 (2.67–12.74) | < 0.001 | 3.42 (1.07–11.01) | 0.039 |
Physical violence | ||||
Low (0–1) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Medium (2–6) | 1.83 (0.77–4.31) | 0.170 | 1.80 (0.69–4.93) | 0.233 |
High (7 or more) | 4.55 (2.13–9.75) | < 0.001 | 2.42 (0.95–6.16) | 0.064 |
Danger | ||||
Low (0–1) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Medium (2–3) | 3.13 (1.33–7.38) | 0.009 | 1.16 (0.38–3.55) | 0.794 |
High (4 or more) | 8.49 (3.75–19.18) | < 0.001 | 2.03 (0.65–6.36) | 0.226 |
Suicidal behaviour in the past 12 months | 4.58 (2.16–9.74) | < 0.001 | 2.62 (0.94–7.31) | 0.065 |