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Table 3 Association between independent variables and dimensions of violence

From: Domestic violence experienced by women with multiple sclerosis: a study from the North-East of Iran

Variables

Psychological violence

Economic violence

Physical violence

Sexual violence

Total domestic violence

−

No (%)

Mean ± sd

 + 

No (%)

Mean ± sd

Results

−

No (%)

Mean ± sd

 + 

No (%)

Mean ± sd

Results

−

No (%)

Mean ± sd

 + 

No (%)

Mean ± sd

Results

−

No (%)

Mean ± sd

 + 

No (%)

Mean ± sd

Results

−

No (%)

Mean ± sd

 + 

No (%)

Mean ± sd

Results

Age

36 ± 8

38 ± 9

t = 1.45

P = 0.149

39 ± 8

36 ± 9

t = 2.39

P = 0.017

38 ± 8

36 ± 9

t = 1.32

P = 0.188

37 ± 9

38 ± 7

t = 0.49

P = 0.625

37 ± 8

37 ± 9

t = 0.41

P = 0.419

Age difference

Less

110 (46.2)

128 (53.8)

\(\chi^{2} =\) 2.6

P = 0.263

88 (37)

150 (63)

1.4 (0.5)

162 (67.8)

77 (32.2)

10.97 (0.004)

197 (82.1)

43 (17.9)

7.03 (0.03)

114 (48.1)

123 (51.9)

4.85 (0.09)

More

7 (38.9)

11 (61.1)

5 (27.8)

13 (72.2)

6 (33.3)

12 (66.7)

11 (61.1)

7 (38.9)

5 (27.8)

13 (72.2)

Equal

11 (64.7)

6 (35.3)

8 (47.1)

9 (52.9)

14 (82.4)

3 (17.6)

11 (64.7)

6 (35.3)

11 (64.7)

6 (35.5)

No. of children

0

24 (60)

16 (40)

10.55 (0.014)

18 (45)

22 (55)

5.4 (0.145)

25 (62.5)

15 (37.5)

2.78 (0.427)

36 (90)

4 (10)

3.24 (0.357)

24 (60)

16 (40)

6.75 (0.08)

1

45 (52.9)

40 (47.1)

31 (36.5)

54 (63.5)

54 (63.5)

31 (36.5)

68 (79.1)

18 (20.9)

42 (49.4)

43 (50.6)

2

46 (45.1)

56 (54.9)

41 (40.6)

60 (59.4)

74 (72.5)

28 (27.5)

79 (77.5)

23 (22.5)

49 (48.5)

52 (51.5)

More than 2

13 (28.3)

33 (71.7)

11 (23.4)

36 (76.6)

29 (61.7)

18 (38.3)

36 (76.6)

11 (23.4)

15 (32.6)

31 (67.4)

Income (US dollar)

Below 238

80 (44)

102 (56)

6.54 (0.162)

62 (34.3)

119 (65.7)

9.25 (0.055)

118 (64.8)

64 (35.)

9.26 (0.055)

144 (78.7)

39 (21.3)

1.036 (0.911)

81 (44.8)

100 (55.2)

12.69 (0.013)

238–476

13 (38.2)

21 (61.8)

10 (28.6)

25 (71.4)

18 (51.4)

17 (48.6)

27 (77.1)

8 (22.9)

11 (32.4)

23 (67.6)

476–714

10 (58.8)

7 (41.2)

6 (35.3)

11 (64.7)

14 (82.4)

3 (17.6)

14 (82.4)

3 (17.6)

10 (58.8)

7 (41.2)

714–942

13 (61.9)

8 (38.1)

13 (61.9)

8 (38.1)

16 (76.2)

5 (23.8)

18 (85.7)

3 (14.3)

15 (71.4)

6 (28.6)

More than 1190

12 (63.2)

7 (36.8)

10 (52.6)

9 (47.4)

16 (84.2)

3 (15.8)

16 (84.2)

3 (15.8)

13 (68.4)

6 (31.6)

Husband’s income

Below 238

10 (50)

10 (50)

12.57 (0.014)

5 (26.3)

14 (73.7)

32.1 (0.001)

9 (45)

11 (55)

35.15 (0.001)

16 (76.2)

5 (23.8)

2.32 (0.677)

9 (47.4)

10 (52.6)

24.98 (0.001)

238–476

15 (30.6)

34 (69.4)

7 (14.3)

42 (85.7)

23 (46.9)

26 (53.1)

41 (83.7)

8 (16.3)

12 (12.5)

37 (75.5)

476–714

21 (38.2)

34 (61.8)

13 (23.6)

42 (76.4)

29 (52.7)

26 (47.3)

41 (74.5)

14 (25.5)

21 (38.2)

34 (61.8)

714–942

33 (49.3)

34 (50.7)

28 (41.8)

39 (58.2)

48 (71.6)

19 (28.4)

52 (77.6)

15 (22.4)

33 (49.3)

34 (50.7)

More than 1190

49 (59.8)

33 (40.2)

48 (57.8)

35 (42.2)

73 (88)

10 (12)

69 (83.1)

14 (16.9)

55 (67.1)

27 (32.9)

Husband’s occupation

Employee

43 (45.7)

51 (54.3)

4.72 (0.193)

41 (43.2)

54 (56.8)

7.42 (0.06)

75 (78.9)

20 (21.1)

18.01 (0.001)

79 (83.2)

16 (16.8)

6.93 (0.074)

47 (50)

47 (50)

10.28 (0.016)

Laborer

10 (32.3)

21 (67.7)

5 (16.1)

26 (83.9)

12 (38.7)

19 (61.3)

21 (67.7)

10 (32.3)

7 (22.6)

24 (77.4)

Self–employee

72 (51.8)

67 (48.2)

52 (37.7)

86 (62.3)

90 (64.7)

49 (35.3)

114 (81.4)

26 (18.6)

73 (52.9)

65 (47.1)

Unemployed

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

5 (55.6)

4 (44.4)

5 (55.6)

4 (44.4)

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

Occupation

Employee

40 (58.8)

28 (41.2)

5.182 (0.023)

32 (46.4)

37 (53.6)

3.486 (0.062)

50 (72.5)

19 (27.5)

1.51 (0.219)

57 (82.6)

12 (17.4)

0.502 (0.479)

40 (58.8)

28 (41.2)

4.42 (0.036)

Unemployed

88 (42.9)

117 (57.1)

69 (33.8)

135 (66.2)

132 (64.4)

73 (35.6)

162 (78.6)

44 (21.4)

90 (44.1)

114 (55.9)

Educational level

Below Diploma

15 (23.1)

50 (76.9)

24.03 (0.001)

9 (13.8)

56 (86.2)

19.87 (0.001)

30 (46.2)

35 (53.8)

23.56 (0.001)

48 (72.7)

18 (27.3)

5.53 (0.063)

14 (21.5)

51 (78.5)

25.58 (0.001)

Diploma

37 (45.1)

45 (54.9)

35 (42.2)

48 (57.8)

51 (61.4)

32 (38.6)

63 (75.9)

20 (24.1)

41 (50)

41 (50)

University

76 (60.3)

50 (39.7)

57 (45.6)

68 (54.4)

101 (80.2)

25 (19.8)

108 (85.7)

18 (14.3)

75 (60)

50 (40)

Husband’s educational level

Below Diploma

23 (33.8)

45 (66.2)

6.22 (0.045)

18 (26.9)

49 (73.1)

4.195 (0.123)

36 (52.9)

32 (47.1)

8.995 (0.011)

47 (69.1)

21 (30.9)

7.435 (0.024)

25 (37.3)

42 (62.7)

4.082 (0.13)

Diploma

38 (50.7)

37 (49.3)

32 (42.7)

43 (57.3)

49 (65.3)

26 (34.7)

60 (78.9)

16 (21.1)

37 (49.3)

38 (50.7)

University

67 (51.5)

63 (48.5)

51 (38.9)

80 (61.1)

97 (74)

34 (26)

112 (85.5)

19 (14.5)

68 (52.3)

62 (47.7)

Family support level

No

18 (45)

22 (55)

0.699 (0.873)

15 (38.5)

24 (61.5)

1.424 (0.7)

24 (60)

16 (40)

5.93 (0.115)

29 (72.5)

11 (27.5)

13.72 (0.003)

17 (43.6)

22 (56.4)

3.954 (0.266)

Low

11 (42.3)

15 (57.7)

7 (26.9)

19 (73.1)

13 (50)

13 (50)

18 (66.7)

9 (33.3)

8 (30.8)

18 (69.2)

Moderate

37 (50.7)

36 (49.3)

27 (36.5)

47 (63.5)

48 (64.9)

26 (35.1)

53 (71.6)

21 (28.4)

36 (49.3)

37 (50.7)

Strong

62 (46.6)

71 (53.4)

52 (39.1)

81 (60.9)

96 (72.2)

37 (27.8)

118 (88.7)

15 (11.3)

68 (51.1)

65 (48.9)