Table 2 Factors associated with help-seeking behavior among women experienced physical and sexual violence in Ethiopia (n = 1540)
Variable | Category | Help seeking | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Age | 15–19 | 36 (24.78) | 108 (75.22) | 1 | 1 |
20–24 | 33 (12.50) | 229 (87.50) | 0.43 (0.26,0.73) | 2.32 (0.42, 12.64) | |
25–29 | 52 (16.70) | 260 (83.30) | 0.61 (0.38, 0.98) | 2.50 (0.42, 14.74) | |
30–49 | 225 (27.41) | 597 (72.59) | 1.15 (0.76, 1.72) | 8.69 (1.43, 52.68)* | |
Residence | Urban | 240 (19.30) | 1005 (80.7) | 1 | 1 |
Rural | 106 (35.76) | 190 (64.24) | 0.43 (0.33, 0.57) | 0.30 (0.15, 0.57)** | |
Duration of marriage | Less than 2Â years | 70 (19.45) | 290 (80.5) | 1 | 1 |
2–5 years | 185 (23.66) | 595 (76.34) | 1.28 (0.94, 1.75) | 1.21 (0.57, 2.57) | |
Greater than 5Â years | 91 (22.45) | 309 (77.21) | 1.22 (0.86, 1.73) | 0.59 (0.25, 1.38) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 182 (24.54) | 558 (75.46) | 1 | 1 |
Protestant | 77 (23.21) | 256 (76.79) | 0.93 (0.69, 1.26) | 1.25 (0.80, 1.95) | |
Muslim | 83 (19.58) | 342 (80.42) | 0.75 (0.56, 1.00) | 1.10 (0.72, 1.68) | |
Others | 4 (8.95) | 39 (91.05) | 0.30 (0.10, 0.88) | 0.47 (0.14, 1.59) | |
Region | Major | 306 (21.44) | 1121 (78.56) | 1 | 1 |
Pastoral | 1 (10.06) | 12 (89.44) | 0.41 (0.07, 2.49) | 0.20 (0.01, 2.76) | |
Cities | 39 (38.60) | 61 (61.40) | 2.30 (1.51, 3.51) | 0.69 (0.30, 1.62) | |
Educational status | No education | 198 (21.99) | 702 (78.01) | 1 | 1 |
Primary | 89 (19.34) | 71 (80.66) | 0.85 (0.64, 1.12) | 0.87 (0.55, 1.38) | |
Secondary | 41 (34.20) | 79 (65.80) | 1.84 (1.22, 2.77) | 1.96 (0.87, 4.41) | |
Above secondary | 18 (29.78) | 42 (70.22) | 1.50 (0.85, 2.68) | 0.94 (0.31, 2.89) | |
Occupation | Not working | 131 (19.09) | 555 (80.91) | 1 | 1 |
Professional | 79 (30.83) | 178 (69.17) | 1.79 (1.31, 2.45) | 2.15 (1.32, 3.49)** | |
Agriculture | 88 (21.74) | 319 (78.26) | 1.18 (0.86, 1.61) | 1.68 (1.09, 2.56)* | |
Other | 47 (24.77) | 143 (75.23) | 1.40 (0.95, 2.04) | 0.99 (0.54, 1.81) | |
Husband education | No education | 139 (23.26) | 457 (76.74) | 1 | 1 |
Primary | 73 (16.83) | 360 (83.17) | 0.67 (0.49, 0.92) | 0.53 (0.35, 0.79)** | |
Secondary | 13 (15.09) | 72 (84.91) | 0.59 (0.31, 1.09) | 0.39 (0.17, 0.88)* | |
Higher | 11 (21.66) | 41 (78.34) | 0.91 (0.46, 1.80) | 0.37 (0.15, 0.95)* | |
Don't know | 3 (19.69) | 10 (80.31) | 0.81 (0.20, 3.27) | 0.38 (0.07, 1.97) | |
Husband occupation | Not working | 31 (35.72) | 57 (64.28) | 1 | 1 |
Professional | 57 (24.86) | 173 (75.14) | 0.60 (0.35, 1.01) | 0.48 (0.24, 0.96)* | |
Agriculture | 129 (16.51) | 653 (83.49) | 0.36 (0.22, 0.57) | 0.36 (0.20, 0.63)** | |
Unskilled | 11 (32.82) | 23 (67.18) | 0.88 (0.38, 2.02) | 0.89 (0.32, 2.48) | |
Other | 9 (20.30) | 35 (79.70) | 0.46 (0.20, 1.07) | 0.38 (0.13, 1.05) | |
Number of live children | No child | 50 (23.61) | 162 (76.39) | 1 | 1 |
1–2 | 109 (22.31) | 381 (77.69) | 0.93 (0.63, 1.36) | 1.06 (0.36, 3.13) | |
3–4 | 81 (21.07) | 303 (78.93) | 0.86 (0.58, 1.29) | 0.84 (0.26, 2.70) | |
≥ 5 | 105 (23.25) | 348 (76.75) | 0.98 (0.67, 1.44) | 0.93 (0.28, 3.02) | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 73 (23.62) | 236 (76.38) | 1 | 1 |
Poorer | 67 (25.36) | 198 (74.64) | 1.10 (0.75, 1.61) | 1.25 (0.75, 2.11) | |
Middle | 64 (17.83) | 297 (82.17) | 0.70 (0.48, 1.02) | 0.87 (0.52, 1.46) | |
Richer | 60 (19.81) | 242 (80.19) | 0.80 (0.54, 1.17) | 1.23 (0.72, 2.09) | |
Richest | 81 (26.90) | 220 (73.10) | 1.19 (0.83, 1.71) | 1.76 (1.02, 3.04)* | |
Media exposure | No | 192 (20.69) | 738 (79.31) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 153 (25.14) | 457 (74.86) | 1.29 (1.01, 1.64) | 0.73 (0.48, 1.09) | |
Severity of violence | Mild | 191 (16.44) | 973 (83.56) | 1 | 1 |
Serious | 114 (44.38) | 142 (55.62) | 4.10 (3.03, 5.42) | 5.19 (3.56, 7.58)** | |