Table 2 Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence: BDHS, 2012

 Man

1

 Woman

1.14

0.97

1.35

0.102

 Adja

1

1

 Bariba

1.41

1.12

1.77

0.003

1.03

0.70

1.52

0.858

 Dendi

1.07

0.77

1.47

0.676

1.28

0.85

1.95

0.231

 Fon

1.00

0.83

1.20

0.984

1.21

0.93

1.58

0.152

 Yoa

1.25

0.88

1.79

0.203

1.53

0.98

2.40

0.059

 Betamari

1.20

0.90

1.61

0.199

1.57

1.06

2.31

0.022

 Peulh

2.36

1.67

3.34

0.000

1.67

1.02

2.76

0.041

 Yoruba

0.743

0.55

0.99

0.047

1.05

0.76

1.45

0.757

 Other Beninese

1.49

058

3.83

0.404

1.52

0.58

3.97

0.384

 Other nationality

1.28

0.85

1.93

0.222

1.42

0.92

2.18

0.105

 No education

5.36

3.56

8.05

0.000

5.36

3.62

7.95

0.000

 Primary

3.97

2.62

6.02

0.000

4.07

2.72

6.10

0.000

 Secondary

3.10

2.05

4.69

0.000

3.21

2.15

4.78

0.000

 Higher

1

1

 15–24

1

 25–34

1.09

0.97

1.23

0.120

 35 years et +

1.05

0.95

1.17

0.305

 Never in relation

1

 Married

1.32

1.18

1.49

0.000

 Living with partner

0.98

0.80

1.19

0.876

 Widowed

1.05

0.72

1.51

0.786

 Divorced

1.36

0.85

2.18

0.187

 No longer living together

1.01

0.74

1.38

0.906

 No working

1

 Working

1.06

0.95

1.19

0.280

 Rural

1.24

1.07

1.44

0.003

 Urban

1

 Alibori

1

1

 Atacora

1.28

0.92

1.78

0.131

1.33

0.88

2.01

0.166

 Atlantique

1.83

1.34

2.50

0.000

2.70

1.80

4.04

0.000

 Borgou

2.60

1.96

3.45

0.000

3.20

2.32

4.40

0.000

 Collines

1.65

1.23

2.20

0.001

2.48

1.71

3.62

0.000

 Couffo

1.48

1.08

2.03

0.014

2.23

1.40

3.55

0.001

 Donga

1.46

1.02

2.10

0.039

1.46

0.96

2.21

0.070

 Littoral

1.30

0.98

1.74

0.068

2.78

1.84

4.18

0.000

 Mono

1.47

1.02

2.13

0.036

2.46

1.54

3.92

0.000

 Ouémé

1.26

0.93

1.71

0.126

1.92

1.29

2.83

0.001

 Plateau

0.81

0.51

1.29

0.384

1.14

0.68

1.91

0.602

 Zou

1.45

1.06

1.99

0.018

2.01

1.32

3.06

0.001

 Voodoo/Traditional

1.43

1.21

1.70

0.000

1.27

1.07

1.51

0.005

 Islam

1.35

1.17

1.56

0.000

1.25

1.03

1.52

0.022

 Christian

1

1

 Other Religion

0.90

0.64

1.27

0.561

0.82

0.58

1.17

0.289

 No Religion

1.03

0.83

1.28

0.768

0.88

0.70

1.09

0.259

 Poorest

1.48

1.21

1.81

0.000

1.25

1.01

1.54

0.034

 Poorer

1.42

1.18

1.71

0.000

1.21

0.99

1.47

0.056

 Middle

1.46

1.23

1.74

0.000

1.31

1.09

1.56

0.003

 Richer

1.15

0.98

1.34

0.072

1.09

0.93

1.28

0.244

 Richest

1

1

 The woman

1.42

1.14

1.77

0.002

 The woman or the man

1.04

0.88

1.23

0.594

 The man

1