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Table 3 Bivariate analysis taking the Women’s Autonomy Index as the dependent variable

From: Factors related to autonomy among Lebanese women: a web-based cross-sectional study

 

Women’s Autonomy Index

Woman’s characteristics

Partner’s characteristics

r

p value

r

p value

Age

0.248

< 0.001

0.156

0.003

Age at marriage

0.290

< 0.001

0.019

0.721

Age at birth of first child

0.272

< 0.001

0.022

0.700

Duration between the first meeting and marriage

0.182

< 0.001

  

Perceived stress (PSS-4)

− 0.117

0.024

  

Anxiety scale (LAS-10)

− 0.204

< 0.001

  

Depression scale (PHQ-9)

− 0.099

0.058

  

CASR-SF total

− 0.106

0.041

  

 CASR-SF psychological

− 0.097

0.062

  

 CASR-SF physical

− 0.031

0.551

  

 CASR-SF sexual

− 0.131

0.012

  
 

Mean (SD)

p value

Mean (SD)

p value

Education level

School education

2.65 (1.36)

< 0.001

3.85 (1.67)

< 0.001

University education

4.56 (1.43)

 

4.54 (1.45)

 

Religion*

Christian

4.80 (1.29)

0.001

4.80 (1.29)

< 0.001

Muslim

4.11 (1.69)

 

4.10 (1.68)

 

Druze

4.01 (1.54)

 

4.00 (1.54)

 

Other

4.55 (1.38)

 

4.73 (1.33)

 

Work status

Unemployed

3.71 (1.60)

 < 0.001

4.17 (1.74)

0.540

Employed

4.73 (1.38)

 

4.34 (1.53)

 

Monthly income*

No income

3.33 (1.41)

 < 0.001

3.79 (1.93)

< 0.001

Low income

4.08 (1.40)

 

3.75 (1.69)

 

Intermediate income

4.98 (1.24)

 

4.23 (1.46)

 

High income

5.15 (1.54)

 

4.94 (1.34)

 

Alcohol consumption

Yes

5.62 (0.80)

 < 0.001

4.81 (1.30)

< 0.001

No

4.16 (1.55)

 

4.00 (1.62)

 

Type of smoking*

Cigarette

4.72 (1.37)

0.025

4.20 (1.49)

0.194

Waterpipe

4.06 (1.62)

 

4.44 (1.44)

 

Cigarette and waterpipe

5.43 (1.27)

 

4.30 (2.00)

 

Other

4.28 (1.59)

 

5.18 (0.98)

 

Physical activity

No

4.19 (1.62)

0.059

4.35 (1.56)

0.642

Yes

4.50 (1.45)

 

4.27 (1.54)

 

Living region*

Mount Lebanon

4.38 (1.50)

0.023

  

Beirut

4.64 (1.58)

North

4.32 (1.46)

South

3.38 (1.74)

Beqaa

4.16 (1.80)

Living place

Urban

4.45 (1.54)

0.027

  

Rural

4.06 (1.57)

  1. Note: Values marked in Bold are significant
  2. *Bonferroni Post-hoc analysis: religion of women: Christian versus Muslim p = 0.002; Christian versus Druze p = 0.003, Christian versus other p = 1.000, Muslim versus Druze p = 1.000, Muslim versus other p = 1.000, Druze versus other p = 1.000
  3. Religion of partners: Christian versus Muslim p = 0.001; Christian versus Druze p = 0.002, Christian versus other p = 1.000, Muslim versus Druze p = 1.000, Muslim versus other p = 0.750, Druze versus other p = 0.528
  4. Woman’s monthly income: no income versus low-income p = 0.001, no versus intermediate income p < 0.001, no versus high-income p < 0.001, low versus intermediate income p < 0.001, low versus high-income p < 0.001, intermediate versus high-income p = 1.000
  5. Partner’s monthly income: no income versus low-income p = 1.000, no versus intermediate income p = 1.000, no versus high-income p = 0.013, low versus intermediate income p = 0.146, low versus high-income p < 0.001, intermediate versus high-income p = 0.001
  6. Woman’s type of smoking: cigarette versus waterpipe p = 0.190, cigarette versus waterpipe/cigarette p = 0.869, waterpipe versus waterpipe/cigarette p = 0.081
  7. Living region: Mount Lebanon versus Beirut p = 1.000, Mount Lebanon versus North p = 1.000, Mount Lebanon versus South p = 0.026, Mount Lebanon versus Beqaa p = 0.026, Beirut versus North p = 1.000, Beirut versus South p = 0.012, Beirut versus Beqaa p = 1.000, North versus South p = 0.164, North versus Beqaa p = 1.000, South versus Beqaa p = 0.991
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