Perception of Beninese on intimate partner violence: evidence from 2011-2012 Benin demographic health survey

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Association Between Respondent’s Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Perception of Intimate Partner Violence, BDHS, 2012

	Number (n)	Intimate partner violence (%)	P-value
Gender			0.102
Man	5145	14.4
Woman	16,429	16.2
Ethnicity			0.0000
Adja	3302	15.6
Bariba	1984	20.6
Dendi	787	16.5
Fon	9575	15.6
Yoa	817	18.8
Betamari	1437	18.2
Peulh	808	30.4
Yoruba	2,53	12.1
Other Beninese	87	21.6
Other nationality	247	19.2
Level of education			0.0000
No education	12,317	18.6
Primary	3938	14.5
Secondary	4785	11.7
Higher	534	4.1
Age Group (year)			0.2518
15–24	7276	15.1
25–34	7051	16.4
35 years et +	7247	15.9
Matrimonial Status			0.0000
Never in relation	5544	13.9
Married	11,692	17.7
Living with partner	3307	13.7
Widowed	337	14.5
Divorced	159	18.1
No longer living together	535	14.1
Profession			0.2804
No working	7306	14.8
Working	13,438	15.6
Area			0.0033
Rural	12,464	17.0
Urban	9,11	14.1
Department			0.0000
Alibori	1328	11.8
Atacora	1825	14.6
Atlantique	2482	19.7
Borgou	1757	25.8
Collines	1,68	18.0
Couffo	1544	16.5
Donga	1231	16.3
Littoral	2485	14.8
Mono	1349	16.5
Ouémé	2405	14.4
Plateau	1354	9.8
Zou	2134	16.3
Religion			0.0000
Voodoo/Traditional	3083	19.4
Islam	5176	18.5
Christian	11,864	14.3
Other Religion	418	13.1
No Religion	1033	14.7
Quintile			0.0000
Poorest	4146	17.7
Poorer	4411	17.1
Middle	4469	17.5
Richer	4,69	14.3
Richest	3858	12.7
Who makes spending decisions?			0.0045
The woman	1466	20.61
The woman or the man	2839	16.04
The man	9983	15.44

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