Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of reproductive age women and their association with intimate partner violence within the last 12 months in Liberia using LDHS 2019/20 (n = 2100)
Variables | Intimate partner violence | Total | Percent | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age of the mother | |||||
15–19 | 62 | 32 | 94 | 4.5 |  < 0.001 |
20–24 | 175 | 134 | 309 | 14.7 | |
25–29 | 190 | 205 | 395 | 18.8 | |
30–34 | 185 | 205 | 390 | 18.5 | |
35–39 | 164 | 245 | 409 | 19.5 | |
40–44 | 107 | 150 | 257 | 12.3 | |
45–49 | 83 | 163 | 246 | 11.7 | |
Region | |||||
North western | 96 | 121 | 217 | 10.3 | 0.113 |
South central | 428 | 474 | 902 | 43.0 | |
South eastern A | 66 | 82 | 148 | 7.1 | |
South eastern B | 62 | 57 | 119 | 5.6 | |
North central | 314 | 400 | 714 | 34.0 | |
Women educational level | |||||
No education | 388 | 521 | 909 | 43.3 | 0.001 |
Primary | 246 | 234 | 480 | 22.9 | |
Secondary | 299 | 327 | 626 | 29.8 | |
Higher | 33 | 52 | 85 | 4.00 | |
Working status | |||||
Yes | 685 | 815 | 1500 | 71.4 | 0.427 |
No | 282 | 318 | 600 | 28.6 | |
Religion | |||||
Muslim/other | 137 | 182 | 319 | 15.2 | 0.330 |
Christian | 829 | 952 | 1781 | 84.8 | |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 548 | 576 | 1124 | 53.5 | 0.366 |
Rural | 418 | 558 | 976 | 46.5 | |
Wealth index | |||||
Poorest | 218 | 271 | 489 | 23.3 | 0.896 |
Poorer | 195 | 235 | 430 | 20.5 | |
Middle | 200 | 233 | 433 | 20.6 | |
Richer | 201 | 181 | 382 | 18.2 | Â |
Richest | 152 | 214 | 366 | 17.4 | Â |
Media exposure | |||||
No | 347 | 404 | 751 | 35.8 | 0.625 |
Yes | 619 | 730 | 1349 | 64.2 | |
Currently pregnant | |||||
Yes | 109 | 79 | 188 | 9.0 | 0.006 |
No | 857 | 1055 | 1912 | 91.0 | |
Sex of household head | |||||
Male | 729 | 759 | 1488 | 70.9 | 0.001 |
Female | 237 | 375 | 612 | 29.1 | |
Women decision making autonomy (n = 1780) | |||||
No | 281 | 250 | 531 | 29.8 |  < 0.001 |
Yes | 561 | 688 | 1249 | 70.2 | |
Husbands education (n = 1780) | |||||
No education | 211 | 240 | 451 | 25.4 | 0.054 |
Primary | 114 | 117 | 230 | 12.9 | |
Secondary | 388 | 392 | 780 | 43.8 | |
Higher | 86 | 124 | 210 | 11.8 | |
Don’t know | 44 | 64 | 108 | 6.1 | |
Husband current working | |||||
No | 82 | 89 | 171 | 8.1 | 0.003 |
Yes | 884 | 1045 | 1929 | 91.9 | |
Attitude towards wife beating | |||||
Negative | 508 | 753 | 1261 | 60.1 |  < 0.001 |
Positive | 458 | 380 | 838 | 39.9 | |
Husband drinks alcohol | |||||
No | 466 | 798 | 1264 | 60.2 |  < 0.001 |
Yes | 500 | 336 | 836 | 39.8 | |
Cigarette smoking | |||||
No | 949 | 1129 | 2078 | 99.0 | 0.354 |
Yes | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1.0 | |