Table 6 Associations between severity of physical intimate partner violence and nutritional status, measured by Body Mass Index (BMI) and Anemia among married Nepalese women of reproductive age (N = 3293)
Normal Vs. Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | Normal Vs. Overweight (BMI > 25.0) | Anemia (Hemoglobin < 11.0 g/dl) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Adj. RRR (95%, CI) | Adj. RRR (95%, CI) | Adj. OR (95%, CI) | |
Severity of physical violence (ref: no) | |||
Moderate | 0.89 (0.61–1.23) | 0.77 (0.57–1.06) | 1.23 (0.96–1.59) |
Severe | 1.29 (0.89–1.86) | 0.53* (0.32–0.88) | 1.17 (0.86–1.58) |
Woman’s age | 0.98* (0.96–0.99) | 1.05*** (1.04–1.07) | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) |
Woman’s schooling | 0.96* (0.92–0.99) | 1.03 (0.99–1.06) | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) |
Family size | 1.04 (0.99–1.09) | 0.94 (0.88–1.01) | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) |
Caste/ethnicity (ref: Dalit) | |||
Muslim | 1.62 (0.92–2.85) | 0.68 (0.33–1.39) | 1.42 (0.85–2.37) |
Janajati | 0.55** (0.37–0.81) | 1.09 (0.79–1.50) | 0.9 (0.64–1.26) |
Other terai caste | 1.01 (0.62–1.65) | 0.44*** (0.27–0.71) | 1.52 (0.96–2.42) |
Brahmin/Chhetri | 0.54** (0.37–0.80) | 0.62** (0.44–0.87) | 0.97 (0.69–1.36) |
Other | 0.46 (0.18–1.19) | 1.06 (0.65–1.72) | 0.51* (0.27–0.95) |
Place of residence (ref: urban) | |||
Rural | 1.13 (0.84–1.54) | 0.96 (0.74–1.24) | 1.17 (0.90–1.51) |
Wealth quintile (ref: poorest) | |||
Second poorest | 1.16 (0.83–1.61) | 1.95*** (1.36–2.78) | 1.52** (1.14–2.03) |
Middle | 0.80 (0.54–1.17) | 1.62* (1.08–2.41) | 2.12*** (1.58–2.85) |
Second richest | 1.03 (0.66–1.59) | 4.14*** (2.86–6.00) | 1.93*** (1.41–2.65) |
Richest | 0.48* (0.25–0.91) | 9.39*** (6.02–14.63) | 1.52* (1.05–2.21) |