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Table 2 Bivariate associations of IPV and socio-demographic characteristics

From: Trends and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization in Rwanda: results from the 2015 and 2020 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS 2015 and 2020)

  

DH2015

DH2020

Ever experienced IPV

 

Women

Men

Women

Men

 

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Respondent's age

P value

0.002

0.054

0.035

 

0.363

15–19

 

0.9

1.7

0.1

0.0

1.7

0.6

0

0

20–29

 

39.0

30.9

22.9

18.1

29.3

26

16.4

11.8

30–39

 

40.0

44.1

39.9

43.7

45.0

48.2

43.0

45.7

40–49

 

20.0

23.3

23.1

19.1

24.4

25.3

26.0

27.3

50 and above

 

0.0

0

14.0

19.1

0

0

14.6

15.1

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Partner's age

P value

 

0.40

 

0.523

 

0.302

 

0.419

15–19

 

0.1

0.2

1.2

0.4

0.2

0

0.8

0.9

20–29

 

27.9

21.2

35.9

32.3

18.9

15.6

28.2

26.9

30–39

 

41.4

43.4

41.4

44.9

45.5

47.2

47.0

44.7

40–49

 

20.6

23.2

16.0

15.7

23.6

25.5

18.0

17.8

50 and above

 

10

12.1

5.5

6.7

11.8

11.7

6.0

9.6

Total % (N)

 

100 (1020)

100 (604)

100 (1080)

100 (254)

100 (967)

100 (699)

100 (1101)

100 (219)

Respondent's education

P value

 

0.000

 

0.008

 

0.000

 

0.058

No education

 

15.8

18.2

16.8

24.6

11

16.4

12.8

16.3

Primary

 

69.5

74.5

71.3

67.6

62.5

69.2

69.3

71.8

Secondary

 

11.5

6.8

7.9

5.8

20

13.1

12.9

9.8

Higher

 

3.2

0.5

4.0

2.0

6.5

1.3

5.0

2.0

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Residence of respondent

P value

 

0.264

 

0.425

 

0.005

 

0.658

Urban

 

22.8

17.5

22.3

20.1

19.9

17.9

20.0

18.8

Rural

 

77.2

82.5

77.7

79.9

80.1

82.1

80.0

81.2

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Partner's education

P value

 

0.000

   

0.000

  

No Education

 

14.4

22.5

  

10.4

17.1

  

Primary

 

70

69

  

68

72.5

  

Secondary

 

11.4

7.2

  

14.3

8.7

  

Higher

 

4.3

1.2

  

7.3

1.7

  

Total % (N)

 

100 (1135)

100 (759)

  

100 (962)

100 (691)

  

Respondent's literacy

P value

 

0.000

 

0.001

 

0.018

 

0.053

Cannot read at all

 

22.9

28.3

20.9

30.8

17

25

18.5

25.3

Able to read only parts of sentence

 

8.7

9.4

9.0

6.2

10.7

10.2

10.0

9.8

Able to read whole sentence

 

68.3

62.3

70.2

63.0

72.2

64.8

71.4

64.9

Total % (N)

 

100 (1134)

100 (763)

100 (1093)

100 (292)

100 (1052)

100 (893)

100 (1127)

100 (245)

Respondent's Wealth index

P value

 

0.000

 

0.001

 

0.000

 

0.111

Poorest

 

17

28.9

17.367

26.6

19.4

28.3

19.5

24.5

Poorer

 

21

20.8

21.389

21.5

19.2

22.8

20.1

20.4

Middle

 

20.5

19

20.750

22.9

18.5

18.2

23.0

26.1

Richer

 

18.6

17.9

21.115

16.0

22.2

17.7

20.3

14.7

Richest

 

22.9

13.4

19.378

13.0

20.6

13.1

17.1

14.3

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Partner’s drink alcohol

P value

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

No

 

14.2

10.7

67.1

44.7

23.2

20.6

71.8

49.0

Yes

 

85.8

89.3

32.9

55.3

76.8

79.4

28.2

51.0

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1126)

100 (245)

Respondent currently working

P value

 

0.162

 

0.657

 

0.026

 

0.916

No

 

43.6

21.5

0.5

0.3

50.6

20.7

1

1

Yes

 

56.4

78.5

99.5

99.7

49.4

79.3

99

99

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Respondent's province

P value

 

0.565

 

0.392

 

0.519

 

0.223

Kigali city

 

11.6

10.9

12.1

9.9

11

10.7

11.5

9.0

South

 

24.4

23.7

24.4

27.6

23.9

25.3

23.5

27.3

West

 

23.4

22.5

23.4

24.2

22.4

24.6

22.9

24.5

North

 

15.4

18.3

18.0

14.3

16.3

16.2

17.9

13.1

East

 

25.3

24.6

22.1

23.9

26.3

23.2

24.2

26.1

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Respondent involved with decisions about her earnings

P value

 

0.000

 

0.025

 

0.000

 

0.000

Respondent alone

 

12.4

24.8

18.5

25.6

17.5

29.1

13.0

22.5

Respondent and partner

 

76.9

57.5

79.6

71.2

75.1

58.3

84.6

70.5

partner alone

 

10.6

17.7

2.0

3.3

7.5

12.6

2.3

7.0

Total % (N)

 

100 (620)

100 (395)

100 (920)

100 (215)

100.1 (550)

100 (398)

100 (937)

100 (200)

Respondent involved with decisions about her health

P value

 

0.000

 

0.061

 

0.000

 

0.036

Respondent alone

 

16.9

27.2

42.4

51.6

21.9

36.4

46.0

52.5

Respondent and partner

 

67.4

54.5

53.8

45.7

61.3

42.6

51.0

42.5

Partner alone

 

15.7

18.4

3.7

2.8

16.8

20.9

3.0

5.0

Total % (N)

 

100 (1021)

100 (604)

100 (1079)

100 (254)

100 (966)

100 (697)

100 (1101)

100 (219)

Respondent involved in decisions about household purchase

P value

 

0.000

 

0.00

 

0.000

 

0.00

Respondent alone

 

7.4

14.8

27.1

37

4.8

10.9

23.5

39.3

Respondent and partner

 

69.3

50.6

69.7

56.7

76.9

59.1

70.1

53.4

Partner alone

 

23.2

34.7

3.2

6.3

18.3

30

6.4

6.8

Total % (N)

 

100 (1021)

100 (603)

100 (1079)

100 (254)

100 (966)

100 (697)

100 (1101)

100 (219)

Respondent involved with decisions about her visits of friends or relatives

P value

 

0.000

   

0.000

  

Respondent alone

 

12.1

22.6

  

16.3

22.5

  

Respondent and husband/partner

 

75.9

60.5

  

74.2

59.1

  

Husband/partner alone

 

11.9

16.9

  

9.5

18.5

  

Total % (N)

 

100 (101)

100 (603)

  

100 (963)

100 (699)

  

Household members

P value

 

0.129

 

0.169

 

0.000

 

0.161

1–3

 

30.5

25.1

25.6

28.0

28.6

26.8

24.4

30.2

4–5

 

39.3

42.7

41.7

45.1

42.4

46.9

46.1

42.0

6 and above

 

30.2

32.2

32.7

27.0

29

26.3

29.6

27.8

Total % (N)

 

100 (1139)

100 (764)

100 (1094)

100 (293)

100 (1052)

100 (895)

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Frequency of being hit in last 12 months by other than partner

    

0.005

   

0.597

Not at all

   

90.4

81.2

  

90.8

87.8

Often

   

0.1

2.0

  

0.4

1.1

Sometimes

   

9.3

16.8

  

8.8

11.1

Total % (N)

   

100 (386)

100 (149)

  

100 (251)

100 (90)

Number of wives or partners

P value

   

0.002

   

0.15

One wife

   

97.315

93.3

  

96.9

95.0

More than one wife

   

2.685

6.7

  

3.1

5.0

Total % (N)

   

100 (1080)

100 (254)

  

100 (1101)

100 (219)

Owns a house alone or jointly

    

0.079

   

0.11

Does not own

P value

  

16.2

21.8

  

18.6

24.5

Alone only

   

34.6

33.8

  

28.0

28.6

Jointly only

   

48.6

44.4

  

48.7

44.1

Both alone and jointly

   

0.5

0.0

  

4.7

2.9

Total % (N)

   

100 (1094)

100 (293)

  

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Owns land alone or jointly

    

0.031

   

0.022

Does not own

P value

  

22.7

29.7

  

34.4

43.3

Alone only

   

28.6

28.7

  

25.4

25.7

Jointly only

   

48.3

40.6

  

36.1

29.0

Both alone and jointly

   

0.5

1.0

  

4.1

2.0

Total % (N)

   

100 (1094)

100 (293)

  

100 (1129)

100 (245)

Frequency of wife/partner being drunk

   

0.000

   

0.000

Never

   

81.9

41.9

  

61.8

26.4

Often

P value

  

1.1

10.0

  

0.3

9.6

Sometimes

   

17

48.1

  

37.9

64

Total % (N)

   

100 (359)

100 (160)

  

100 (317)

100 (125)