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Table 2 Multivariable multilevel logistic regression model results of IPV in East African countries recent demographic and health surveys from 2012 to 2018

From: Magnitude and determinants of intimate partner violence against women in East Africa: multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health survey

Variable

Null model

Model I (AOR, 95% CI)

Model II (AOR, 95% CI)

Model III (AOR, 95% CI)

Residence

    

 Urban

  

1

1

 Rural

  

1.22 (1.12, 1.31)

1.16 (1.14, 1.47)

Community media exposure

    

 Lower

  

1

1

 Higher

  

0.99 (0.93, 1.06)

1.13 (0.89, 1.44)

Community paternal education

    

 Lower

  

1

1

 Higher

  

1.11 (1.04, 1.20)

0.95 (0.75, 1.21)

Woman’s age

    

 15–19

 

1

 

1

 20–24

 

0.97 (0.74, 1.28)

 

0.98 (0.75, 1.29)

 25–29

 

0.98 (0.72, 1.35)

 

0.99 (0.73, 1.36)

 30–34

 

0.82 (0.56, 1.18)

 

0.82 (0.56, 1.19)

 35–39

 

0.69 (0.44, 1.11)

 

0.70 (0.44, 1.12)

 40–44

 

0.89 (0.47, 1.69)

 

0.91 (0.49, 1.72)

 45–49

 

1.13 (0.41, 3.04)

 

1.09 (0.40, 2.93)

Women’s education

    

 No education

 

1

 

1

 Primary

 

0.88 (0.71, 1.01)

 

0.83 (0.66, 1.05)

 Secondary

 

0.74 (0.55, 1.01)

 

0.68 (0.49, 0.94)

 Higher

 

0.76 (0.40, 1.44)

 

0.69 (0.36, 1.32)

Sex of household head

    

 Male

 

1

 

1

 Female

 

0.77 (0.61, 0.96)

 

0.77 (0.61, 0.97)

Age of household head

 

1.01 (0.99, 1.02)

 

1.01 (0.99, 1.02)

Wealth index

    

 Poorest

 

1

 

1

 Poorer

 

0.88 (0.70, 1.12)

 

0.88 (0.70, 1.12)

 Middle

 

1.15 (0.90, 1.47)

 

1.15 (0.90, 1.47)

 Richer

 

0.94 (0.72, 1.22)

 

0.94 (0.72, 1.24)

 Richest

 

0.71 (0.51, 0.97)

 

0.71 (0.50, 1.01)

Number of children

 

1.03 (0.96, 1.09)

 

1.02 (0.96, 1.09)

Current pregnancy wanted

    

 Then

 

1

 

1

 Later

 

1.24 (1.04, 1.49)

 

1.24 (1.04, 1.49)

 Not at all

 

1.36 (0.98, 1.89)

 

1.37 (1.01, 1.91)

Paternal education

    

 No education

 

1

 

1

 Primary

 

1.13 (0.89, 1.45)

 

1.11 (0.87, 1.41)

 Secondary

 

0.95 (0.71, 1.28)

 

0.92 (0.68, 1.25)

 Higher

 

0.84 (0.48, 1.46)

 

0.81 (0.46, 1.41)

 Don’t know

 

0.85 (0.47, 1.54)

 

0.81 (0.45, 1.48)

Husband age

 

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

 

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

Husband drinks alcohol

    

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

 

3.45 (2.90, 4.10)

 

3.45 (2.91, 4.11)

Attitude towards wife beat

    

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

 

1.70 (1.44, 2.01)

 

1.71 (1.45, 2.02)

Husband controlling behavior

    

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

 

6.31 (5.18, 7.67)

 

6.21 (5.09, 7.56)

Women’s decision-making autonomy on

    

 Her health care

    

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

 

0.82 (0.67, 1.00)

 

0.82 (0.66, 0.99)

 Major household purchases

    

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

 

0.78 (0.64, 0.95)

 

0.78 (0.64, 0.95)

 Visits to her family

    

 No

 

1

 

1

 Yes

 

1.36 (1.11,1.67)

 

1.37 (1.12,1.68)

Model comparison and random effect

    

 ICC

0.15 (0.14, 0.16)

   

 Log-likelihood

− 33,873.6

− 29,241.1

− 33,831.6

− 29,216.4

 Deviance

67,747.2

58,482.2

67,663.2

58,432.8

  1. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ICC, intra-class correlation coefficient