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Table 5 Associations between different types of intimate partner violence and nutritional status, measured by anemia among married Nepalese women of reproductive age (N = 3293)

From: Intimate partner violence and nutritional status among nepalese women: an investigation of associations

 

Anemia with physical violence

Anemia with sexual violence

Anemia with emotional violence

Anemia with controlling

behaviours

Adj. OR (CI)

Adj. OR (CI)

Adj. OR (CI)

Adj. OR (CI)

Experience of intimate partner violence (ref: no)

 Yes

1.20 (0.97–1.49)

1.26 (0.92–1.71)

0.97 (0.73–1.29)

1.31* (1.09–1.58)

 Woman’s age

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

 Woman’s schooling

0.99 (0.97–1.02)

0.99 (0.97–1.02)

0.99 (0.97–1.02)

0.99 (0.97–1.02)

 Family size

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

Caste/ethnicity (ref: Dalit)

 Muslim

1.42 (0.85–2.37)

1.41 (0.85–2.36)

1.42 (0.85–2.37)

1.43 (0.87–2.36)

 Janajati

0.9 (0.64–1.26)

0.88 (0.63–1.24)

0.88 (0.62–1.24)

0.90 (0.64–1.26)

 Other terai caste

1.53 (0.96–2.42)

1.54 (0.97–2.42)

1.53 (0.97–2.42)

1.51 (0.96–2.39)

 Brahmin/Chhetri

0.97 (0.69–1.36)

0.95 (0.68–1.33)

0.94 (0.67–1.32)

0.98 (0.70–1.37)

 Other

0.51* (0.27–0.96)

0.51* (0.27–0.96)

0.51* (0.27–0.95)

0.51* (0.27–0.96)

Place of residence (ref: urban)

 Rural

1.16 (0.90–1.51)

1.16 (0.90–1.50)

1.16(0.89–1.50)

1.18 (0.91–1.51)

Wealth quintiles (ref: poorest)

 Second poorest

1.52** (1.14–2.03)

1.53** (1.15–2.05)

1.53** (1.14–2.04)

1.53** (1.14–2.03)

 Middle

2.12*** (1.57–2.86)

2.13*** (1.58–2.87)

2.13*** (1.58–2.88)

2.11*** (1.58–2.83)

 Second richest

1.94*** (1.41–2.66)

1.93*** (1.40–2.65)

1.93*** (1.41–2.65)

1.89*** (1.38–2.60)

 Richest

1.52* (1.05–2.22)

1.51* (1.04–2.20)

1.51* (1.04–2.20)

1.51* (1.04–2.18)

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; Adj. OR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, ref. Reference Category