Skip to main content

Table 1 Intimate partner violence prevalence and univariate logistic regression odds ratios for region, age group, residence, socioeconomic status and educational level for respondent

From: Bayesian semi-parametric spatial modelling of intimate partner violence in Namibia using 2013 Demographic Health Survey Data

Variable

 

IPV prevalence

Weighted unadjusted odds ratios

Region

N

n

Weighted %

95% CI

ORs

95% CI

p values

Whole country

1447

497

33.3

30.1–36.5

   

Oshana

77

11

11.5

3.2–19.9

Ref

  

Omusati

61

12

17.1

6.4–27.8

1.65

0.54–5.02

0.376

Ohangwena

67

17

19.5

9.3–29.8

1.93

0.67–5.57

0.221

Kunene

117

30

24.8

15.1–34.5

2.60

0.98–6.84

0.054

Oshikoto

80

34

43.2

30.3–56.2

6.04

2.26–16.17

 < 0.001*

Hardap

111

35

31.8

22.1–41.5

3.58

1.43–8.96

0.006*

!Karas

113

42

37.9

27.4–48.3

4.67

1.87–11.66

0.001*

Erongo

160

46

27.9

19.9–35.9

2.93

1.20–7.14

0.018*

Khomas

134

47

34.4

24.3–44.4

3.95

1.59–9.82

0.003*

Omaheke

121

47

38.3

27.4–49.2

4.88

1.91–12.50

0.001*

Zambezi

131

48

36.2

27.1–45.2

4.46

1.79–11.11

0.001*

Otjozonjupa

126

51

42.9

32.5–53.3

5.81

2.33–14.45

 < 0.001*

Kavango

149

77

50.6

41.2–60.1

8.13

3.27–20.23

 < 0.001*

Residence

Urban

763

260

32.8

28.3–37.3

Ref

  

Rural

684

237

33.9

29.6–38.3

1.05

0.79–1.39

0.732

Age group in years

15–19

33

17

60.8

36.9–84.7

Ref

  

20–24

169

61

33.4

24.2–42.6

0.32

0.12–0.90

0.031*

25–29

268

86

31.5

24.3–38.7

0.30

0.11–0.80

0.017*

30–34

297

101

33.1

26.2–39.9

0.32

0.12–0.86

0.023*

35–39

267

95

33.3

25.9–40.7

0.32

0.12–0.87

0.026*

40–44

235

76

32.3

23.8–40.7

0.31

0.11–0.85

0.023*

45–49

178

61

32.1

23.4–40.7

0.30

0.11–0.84

0.022*

Educational level

No formal education

122

50

47.1

35.3–58.9

Ref

  

Primary

349

137

37.5

31.1–43.9

0.67

0.39–1.16

0.152

Secondary

854

282

31.6

27.6–35.6

0.52

0.31–0.86

0.010*

Higher

122

28

26.1

14.2–38.0

0.39

0.18–0.85

0.018*

Partner’s educational level

No formal education

189

64

36.1

26.5–45.6

Ref

  

Primary

274

106

34.9

27.3–42.6

1.04

0.59–1.81

0.902

Secondary

775

260

34.5

30.1–38.9

0.98

0.60–1.60

0.931

Higher

148

38

19.7

11.5–27.9

0.44

0.22–0.88

0.020*

Don’t know

58

28

42.3

27.0–57.5

1.65

0.76–3.59

0.203

Wealth index level

Poorest

257

99

37.2

30.2–44.2

Ref

  

Poorer

272

93

31.8

24.5–39.2

0.79

0.50–1.24

0.300

Middle

304

105

30.0

23.4–36.6

0.72

0.47–1.11

0.142

Richer

283

107

40.1

32.8–47.4

1.13

0.74–1.73

0.570

Richest

331

93

29.0

21.8–36.2

0.69

0.44–1.09

0.111

  1. *Implies statistical significance i.e. p < 0.05