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Table 2 Final multivariate logistic regression models to identify factors associated with past year physical and sexual partner violence among currently married/cohabiting women

From: Unequal power relations and partner violence against women in Tanzania: a cross-sectional analysis

 

Individual model

Relational model

AOR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

Woman’s characteristics

 Capital assets

Doesn’t own

1

  

1

  
 

Owns alone

1.47

0.95

2.30

1.38

0.91

2.11

 

Joint ownership

1.51

0.98

2.33

1.50

0.99

2.28

 Parity

None

1

  

1

  
 

1

1.55

0.78

3.08

1.49

0.76

2.93

 

2

2.00

1.02

3.93

1.87

0.97

3.61

 

3

1.89

0.93

3.87

1.45

0.76

2.77

 

4

1.94

0.80

4.70

1.33

0.65

2.72

 

5 or more

2.33

0.94

5.77

1.46

0.72

2.99

 Age at first intercourse

18 years or more

1

  

1

  

17 years or less

1.51

1.00

2.26

1.72

1.14

2.58

 Attitudes

No reason to hit

1

     
 

At least one reason to hit

1.65

1.14

2.39

   

 Non partner sexual violence

No

1

  

1

  

Yes

2.30

0.99

5.35

2.28

0.93

5.59

 Mother hit

No/DK

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

2.22

1.58

3.13

2.25

1.61

3.13

Man’s characteristics

 Working

Unpaid/In-kinda

1

     
 

Seasonal paid

0.49

0.30

0.79

   
 

Stable paid

0.43

0.26

0.74

   

 Attitudes

No reason to hit

1

     
 

At least one reason to hit

1.57

1.12

2.19

   

 Polygamy

No

1

  

1

  
 

Yes

1.87

1.02

3.43

1.90

1.03

3.49

 Frequent alcohol use

No

1

     

Yes

1.83

1.23

2.71

   

Relational factors

 Relative age

Same

   

1

  

Him older 5–9 years

   

0.79

0.54

1.15

Him older 10+ years

   

0.52

0.31

0.85

Her older 5+ years

   

0.50

0.14

1.81

 Relative employment status

Both unpaid/not working

   

1

  

Both same type

   

0.40

0.23

0.72

Him higher

   

0.49

0.29

0.82

Hers higher

   

0.59

0.30

1.14

 Relative attitudes

Both no reason

   

1

  

Both reason to hit

   

2.84

1.75

4.60

Him reason

   

1.94

1.03

3.64

Her reason

   

1.83

1.18

2.84

 Relative alcohol use

Neither use

   

1

  

Both used

   

3.25

1.44

7.36

Him only

   

1.64

1.05

2.55

Her only

   

1.33

0.58

3.03

 Location

Rural

   

1

  
 

Urban

   

0.87

0.58

1.32

  1. aIncludes not working