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Table 3 IPV experience by pregnancy loss (n = 4167)

From: Intimate partner violence against women and its association with pregnancy loss in Ethiopia: evidence from a national survey

Factor group

Variable

Class

Pregnancy loss

No

Yes

P-Value

No (%)

No (%)

Exposure variables

IPV

No

2401 (64.9)

260 (55.6)

0.009

Yes

1299 (35.1)

207 (44.4)

Partner Controlling Behaviour

None

1629 (44.0)

166 (35.5)

0.081

Single act

929 (25.1)

131 (28.1)

Multiple acts

1142 (30.9)

170 (36.4)

Maternal characteristics

Current age

15–19

152 (4.1)

12 (2.6)

0.001

20–24

526 (14.2)

47 (10.1)

25–29

862 (23.3)

71 (15.2)

30–34

779 (21.0)

106 (22.7)

35–39

645 (17.4)

89 (19.0)

40–44

419 (11.3)

78 (16.8)

45–49

317 (8.6)

64 (13.7)

Age at first cohabitation

< 15 years

963 (26.0)

148 (31.7)

0.184

15–18 years

1381 (37.3)

158 (33.9)

> = 18 years

1356 (36.7)

161 (34.4)

Educational status

No education

2346 (63.4)

304 (65.1)

0.836

Primary

961 (26.0)

119 (25.5)

Secondary+

393 (10.6)

44 (9.4)

Employment status

Not employed

1830 (49.4)

193 (41.4)

0.033

Employed

1870 (50.6)

274 (58.6)

Religion

Christian

2391 (64.6)

327 (69.9)

0.248

Muslim

1242 (33.6)

133 (28.4)

Other

67 (1.8)

8 (1.7)

Type of place of residence

Urban

630 (17.0)

89 (19.1)

0.465

Rural

3070 (83.0)

378 (80.9)

Decision-making autonomy

No

1450 (39.2)

181 (38.7)

0.886

Yes

2250 (60.8)

287 (61.3)

Maternal characteristics

Region of residence

Tigray

241 (6.5)

46 (9.8)

0.004Â¥

Afar

33 (0.9)

5 (1.1)

Amhara

833 (22.5)

133 (28.5)

Oromia

1517 (41.0)

143 (30.5)

Somali

109 (2.9)

14 (3.0)

Benishangul

39 (1.0)

2 (0.5)

SNNPR

790 (21.3)

95 (20.4)

Gambela

11 (0.3)

1 (0.2)

Harari

8 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

Addis Ababa

104 (2.8)

24 (5.1)

Dire Dawa

16 (0.4)

4 (0.7)

Number of children ever born

One or less

688 (18.6)

89 (19.1)

0.070

Two-three

1079 (29.2)

102 (21.9)

Four or more

1933 (52.2)

276 (59.0)

Substance abuse

No

1938 (52.4)

233 (49.8)

0.477

Yes

1762 (47.6)

234 (50.2)

Pregnancy intention*

Intended

2010 (74.3)

171 (64.7)

0.007

Unintended

694 (25.7)

94 (35.3)

Household characteristics

Wealth index

Poorest

702 (19.0)

104 (22.2)

0.430

Poorer

705 (19.0)

94 (20.2)

Middle

792 (21.4)

91 (19.4)

Richer

719 (19.4)

70 (15.1)

Richest

782 (21.1)

108 (23.2)

Access to media

No access

2360 (63.8)

271 (57.9)

0.238

< once a week

532 (14.4)

79 (16.9)

> = once a week

808 (21.8)

118 (25.2)

  1. IPV Intimate Partner Behaviour, SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationals and Peoples Region
  2. ¥P-value was based on Fisher’s exact test. *n = 2969