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Table 3 Multivariate two-level mixed-effects logistic regression of women aged 15–49 years, acceptability of IPV in 2011 EDHS, Ethiopia

From: Individual and community-level risk factors of women’s acceptance of intimate partner violence in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis of 2011 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey

Variables

Model-I

Model-II AOR (95% CI)

Model-III AOR (95% CI)

Model-IV AOR (95% CI)

Women's education

    

No education

 

1

 

1

Primary

 

0.77 (0.64–0.92)

 

0.77 (0.66–0.89)

2nd and above

 

0.35 (0.25–0.48)

 

0.38 (0.29–0.52)

Women's age

    

15–24

 

1

 

1

25–34

 

0.69 (0.58–0.82)

 

0.74 (0.62–0.88)

35–49

 

0.62 (0.50–0.77)

 

0.67 (0.54–0.82)

Religion

    

Orthodox

 

1

  

Muslims

 

1.04 (0.89–1.23)

  

Others

 

1.24 (1.02–1.51)

  

Currently pregnant

    

No

 

1

  

Yes

 

1.00 (0.85–1.18)

  

Age at first sex

    

No sex before

 

1

  

 ≤ 14

 

0.39 (0.06–2.42)

  

15–17

 

0.36 (0.06–2.22)

  

18+

 

0.33 (0.05–2.02)

  

Women empowerment

    

Underpowered

 

1

 

1

Partially empowered

 

1.06 (0.87–1.30)

 

1.07 (0.87–1.31)

Fully empowered

 

0.64 (0.52–0.78)

 

0.67 (0.54–0.81)

Number of living children

    

no child

 

1

  

1–3

 

0.95 (0.78–1.15)

  

4–6

 

1.17 (0.93–1.48)

  

7 and above

 

1.10 (0.83–1.46)

  

Partner education level

    

No education

 

1

 

1

Primary

 

0.71 (0.57–0.87)

 

0.86 (0.75–0.98)

2nd and above

 

0.53 (0.39–0.72)

 

0.71 (0.54–0.82)

Education difference

    

Same as husband

 

1

 

1

Less than husband

 

1.28 (1.04–1.58)

 

1.26 (1.02–1.56)

Greater than husband

 

1.21 (0.98–1.49)

 

1.21 (0.98–1.50)

House owning

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

 

1.50 (1.30–1.72)

 

1.00 (0.81–1.25)

Wealth index

    

Poor

 

1

 

1

Middle

 

1.06 (0.89–1.25)

 

1.07 (0.91–1.27)

Rich

 

0.72 (0.62–0.84)

 

0.90 (0.76–1.06)

Perceived existence of law against IPV

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

 

0.54 (0.48–0.60)

 

0.56 (0.50–0.62)

Literacy status of women

    

Illiterate

 

1

 

1

Literate

 

0.69 (0.56–0.84)

 

0.76 (0.62–0.92)

Community region

    

City adminstration

  

1

1

State region

  

2.67 (2.09–3.40)

2.37 (1.81–3.10)

Community media exposure

    

Low

  

1

 

High

  

0.86 (0.70–1.06)

 

Community residence

    

Urban

  

1

1

Rural

  

2.43 (1.94–3.06)

1.93 (1.53–2.43)

Community poverty

    

Low

  

1

1

High

  

1.39 (1.04–1.86)

1.40 (1.05–1.87)

Community literacy

    

Low

  

1

1

High

  

0.66 (0.54–0.80)

0.98 (0.79–1.22)

Random effect measure

    

ICC

0.32

0.17

0.14

0.12

PCV

Reference

56.40

67.04

70.00

Model fitness

    

AIC

18,239.75

9825.51

17,780.76

9698.32