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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of association between 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)

 

2015

2020

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Women

Men

Women

Men

Respondent’s age

    

15–19

1.26 (0.27–5.84)

0.33 (0.08–1.38)

0.33 (0.06–1.83)

NA

20–29

0.60 (0.323–1.11)

1.46 (0.51–4.17)

1.05 (0.65–1.66)

NA

30–39

0.669 (0.40–1.11)

0.66 (0.21–2.12)

1.09 (0.75–1.59)

NA

40–49

Ref

0.71 (0.65–0.78)

Ref

NA

50–59

NA

Ref

NA

 

Partner's age

    

20–29

2.381 (1.168–4.856)*

NA

NA

NA

30–39

2.797 (1.517–5.158)*

NA

NA

NA

40–49

1.770 (1.014–3.089)*

NA

NA

NA

50 and above

Ref

   

Respondent's education

    

No education

2.38 (0.429–13.850)

0.37 (0.01–10.72)

1.16 (0.39–3.47)

2.57 (0.12–54.41)

Primary

2.91 (0.559–15.109

0.15 (0.01–3.28)

0.94 (0.36–2.41)

3.3 (0.24–45.66)

Secondary

3.11 (0.608–15.894)

0.05 (0.01–2.00)

0.97 (0.39–2.41)

5.12 (0.33–78.66)

Higher

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Partner’s education

    

No education

5.57 (1.29–24.02)*

NA

3.032 (1.117–8.24)*

NA

Primary

3.21 (0.77–13.24)

NA

2.459 (0.987–6.124)

NA

Secondary

2.56 (0.624–10.49)

NA

1.124 (0.444–2.843)

NA

Higher

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Respondent's place of residence

    

Urban

1

   

Rural

0.84 (0.55–1.29)

NA

NA

NA

Respondent's literacy

    

Cannot read at all

1.00 (0.62–1.62)

1.28 (0.39–4.19)

1.02 (0.61–1.71)

1.19 (0.23–5.87)

Able to read only parts of sentence

0.98 (0.59–1.62)

0.15 (0.01–1.76)

0.86 (0.52–1.43)

0.45 (0.07–2.74)

Able to read whole sentence

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Respondent's wealth index

    

Poorest

2.83 (1.637–4.90)*

0.58 (0.11–3.13)

1.51 (0.87–2.63)

0.93 (0.18–4.78)

Poorer

1.89 (1.10–3.25)*

0.22 (0.04–1.19)

1.38 (0.79–2.41)

0.594 (0.11–3.21)

Middle

1.85 (1.08–3.17)*

0.47 (0.09–2.36)

1.07 (0.61–1.87)

1.522 (0.31–7.46)

Richer

1.66 (0.98–2.81)

0.21 (0.04–1.04)*

0.98 (0.57–1.66)

0.613 (0.11–3.49)

Richest

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Partner’s drink alcohol

    

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

3.02 (2.20–4.14)*

NA

1.712 (1.126–2.606)*

NA

Woman currently working

    

No

0.89 (0.49–1.60)

NA

0.864 (0.525–1.422)

NA

Yes

Ref

 

Ref

 

Respondent involved with decisions about her earnings

    

Respondent alone

Ref

 

Ref

 

Respondent and husband/partner

0.57 (0.37–0.88)*

 

0.70 (0.46–1.09)

NA

Husband/partner alone

0.90 (0.51–1.57)

 

1.02 (0.56–1.86)

NA

Respondent involved with decisions about her health

    

Respondent alone

Ref

 

Ref

 

Respondent and husband/partner

0.77 (0.50–1.18)

NA

0.443 (0.304–0.644)*

NA

Husband/partner alone

0.49 (0.29–0.84)*

NA

0.56 (0.34–0.91)

NA

Respondent involved with decisions about household purchase

    

Respondent alone

Ref

 

Ref

 

Respondent and husband/partner

0.47 (0.27–0.82)*

NA

0.68 (0.36–1.30)

NA

Husband/partner alone

1.07 (0.59–1.93)

NA

0.94 (0.48–1.85)

NA

Respondent involved with decisions about her visits

    

Respondent alone

Ref

 

Ref

 

Respondent and husband/partner

1.03 (0.64–1.65)

NA

0.405 (0.21–0.748)*

NA

Husband/partner alone

0.93 (0.53–1.64)

NA

0.66 (0.38–1.12)

NA

Number of children < 5 in household

    

None

Ref

   

1 or 2

0.82 (0.57–1.17)

NA

NA

NA

3 or 4

1.04 (0.47–2.24)

NA

NA

NA

Number of household members

    

1–3

Ref

   

4–5

1.185 (0.81–1.74)

NA

NA

NA

6 and above

1.680 (1.04–2.71)*

NA

NA

NA

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

    

Not at all

 

Ref

 

Ref

Sometimes

NA

5.49 (1.65–18.25)*

NA

0.942 (0.236–3.756)

Number of wives or partners

    

One

 

Ref

 

Ref

More than one wife

NA

0.83 (1.17–0.25)

NA

1.558 (0.303–8.003)

Frequency of wife/partner being drunk

    

Never

 

Ref

 

Ref

Often

NA

13.30 (1.9–93.12)*

NA

10.27 (0.76–13.59)

Sometimes

NA

3.84 (1.61–9.17)*

NA

3.91 (1.55–9.87)*

  1. AOR: Adjusted Odd Ratios; Ref: reference category; NA: Not Applicable: variables that are not applicable to men or women
  2. *p ≤ 0.05