Table 2 Prevalence and prevalence odds ratio of female homicide and femicide in Ecuador with social, economic and demographic variables
From: Female homicides and femicides in Ecuador: a nationwide ecological analysis from 2001 to 2017
Cases, n (%) | Odds ratio compared to reference category [CI 95%] | |
|---|---|---|
Civil status | ||
United by law i | 573 (18) | 0.66 [0.60–0.73] |
Single | 1419 (44.0) | Ref |
Married | 850 (26.0) | 0.62 [0.56–0.67] |
Divorced | 105 (3.0) | 1.05 [0.86–1.28] |
Separated | 27 (1.0) | 0.10 [0.07–0.15] |
Widowed | 263 (8.0) | 1.08 [0.95–1.23] |
Highest level of educational attainment | ||
None | 276 (8.5) | 0.82 [0.67–0.99] |
Primary school | 1102 (34.1) | 17.2 [14.6–20.3] |
Incomplete secondary school | 866 (26.7) | 0.25 [0.21–0.30] |
Complete High school | 105 (3.3) | 0.08 [0.07–0.11] |
Postgraduate | 161 (5.0) | Ref |
No information | 726 (22.4) | 4.49 [3.78–5.33] |
Ethnicity | ||
Indigenous | 75 (2.3) | 4·64 [2.62–8.21] |
Afro-Ecuadorian / Afro-descendant | 290 (8.9) | 18·1 [10.5- 30.9] |
Montubia | 9 (0.3) | 0·58 [0.24–1.33] |
Mixed | 979 (30.3) | 5·91 [3.49–10.0] |
White | 14 (0.4) | Ref |
Other | 4 (0.1) | 5·25 [1.72–15.96] |
No information | 1865 (57.6) | N/A |