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Table 3 Factors associated with intimate partner violence within the last 12 months among reproductive-age women in Liberia (n = 2100)

From: Intimate partner violence and associated factors among reproductive age women in Liberia: a cross-sectional study using a recent Liberian demographic and health survey

Variables

COR (95%CI)

p Value

AOR (95%CI)

p Value

Age of the women

15–19

1

 

1

 

20–24

0.94 (0.62–1.44)

0.793

1.08 (0.68–1.74)

0.730

25–29

0.70 (0.46–1.06)

0.092

0.75 (0.47–1.19)

0.236

30–34

0.69 (0.45–1.05)

0.083

0.77 (0.49–1.23)

0.277

35–39

0.49 (0.32–0.74)

0.001

0.59 (0.37–0.93)*

0.026

40–44

0.48 (0.31–0.74)

0.001

0.58 (0.35–0.94)*

0.029

45–49

0.32 (0.21–0.49)

 < 0.001

0.41 (0.25–0.68)*

0.001

Region

North western

1

 

1

 

South central

0.90 (0.69–1.17)

0.439

0.71 (0.52–0.96)*

0.028

South eastern A

0.98 (0.75–1.31)

0.937

0.77 (0.56–1.08)

0.130

South eastern B

1.27 (0.96–1.68)

0.094

0.92 (0.66–1.27)

0.607

North central

0.96 (0.74–1.24)

0.734

0.80(0.59–1.09)

0.157

Religion

Muslim/other

1

   

Christian

1.12 (0.89–1.41)

0.330

–

 

Residence

Urban

1

   

Rural

0.92 (0.78–1.09)

0.336

–

 

Wealth index

Poorest

1

   

poorer

1.01 (0.81–1.24)

0.895

–

 

Middle

0.98 (0.78–1.23)

0.874

–

 

Richer

1.06 (0.80–1.39)

0.689

–

 

Richest

0.87 (0.63–1.21)

0.408

–

 

Women educational level

No education

1

 

1

 

Primary

1.46 (1.20–1.78)

 < 0.001

1.28 (1.01–1.63)*

0.040

Secondary

1.29 (1.05–1.59)

0.015

1.22 (0.93–1.61)

0.148

Higher

1.03 (0.59–1.81)

0.921

1.34 (0.64–2.81)

0.432

Respondent currently working

No

1

   

Yes

0.93 (0.77–1.12)

0.427

–

 

Currently pregnant

No

  

1

 

Yes

1.46 (1.11–1.90)

0.006

1.08 (0.80–1.47)

0.598

Sex of household head

  

Male

1

 

1

 

Female

0.77 (0.62–0.88)

0.001

0.77 (0.61–0.97)*

0.026

Husbands education

No education

1

 

1

 

Primary

1.13 (0.86–1.49)

0.372

0.90 (0.67–1.22)

0.506

Secondary

1.14 (0.91–1.42)

0.245

0.95 (0.74–1.22)

0.703

Higher

0.68 (0.47–0.99)

0.048

0.62 (0.39–0.99)*

0.043

Don’t know

0.90 (0.62–1.33)

0.605

0.85 (0.56–1.28)

0.434

Husband current working

No

1

   

Yes

0.99 (0.69–1.41)

0.959

  

Media exposure

No

1

   

Yes

1.04 (0.88–1.23)

0.625

–

 

Attitude towards wife beating

Negative

1

 

1

 

Positive

1.73 (1.46–2.04)

 < 0.001

1.57 (1.29–1.90)*

 < 0.001

Husband drinks alcohol

No

1

 

1

 

Yes

2.48 (2.09–2.94)

 < 0.001

2.59 (2.14–3.15)*

 < 0.001

Smokes cigarettes

No

1

   

Yes

1.51 (0.63–3.67)

0.358

–

 

Women decision making autonomy

No

1

 

1

 

Yes

0.66 (0.55–0.81)

 < 0.001

0.75 (0.61–0.93)*

0.008

  1. p < 0.001 was labeled for p = 0.000, (–): Not applicable for AOR, (*): statistically significant at p < 0.05.