Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of individual and community level factors associated with IPV among youth women in Ethiopia: based on 2016 EDHS

Current marital status

 Married

–

1

–

1

 Widowed/divorced/separated

–

2.31 (1.35, 3.97)

–

2.28 (1.33, 3.91)**

Youth’s occupation

 Unemployed

–

0.85 (0.57, 1.27)

–

0.88 (0.59, 1.31)

 Employee

–

1

–

1

Partner/husband drinking alcohol

 No

–

1

–

1

 Yes

–

5.79 (3.43, 9.79)

–

5.76 (3.42, 9.69)***

Wealth index

 Poor

–

0.98 (0.55, 1.76)

–

1.14 (0.60, 2.14)

 Middle

–

1.09 (0.58, 2.08)

–

1.17 (0.59, 2.31)

 Riche

–

1

–

1

Witness inter-parental violence

 No

–

1

–

1

 Yes

–

3.40 (2.19, 5.29)

–

3.45 (2.21, 5.37)***

Media exposure

 No

–

1

–

1

 Yes

–

0.61 (0.38, 0.99)

–

0.66 (0.39, 1.12)

Respondent afraid of partner

 No

–

1

–

1

 Yes

–

7.00 (4.26, 11.52)

–

7.09 (4.30, 11.68)***

Youth women acceptance of WB

 Unaccepted

–

1

–

1

 Accepted

–

0.87 (0.55, 1.37)

–

0.86 (0.54, 1.36)

Community level variables

Residency

 Urban

–

–

1

1

 Rural

–

–

1.41 (0.72, 0.78)

0.84 (0.36, 1.93)

Community level media exposure

 Low

–

–

1

1

 High

–

–

0.64 (0.37, 1.12)

0.71 (0.37, 1.39)

Community level of youth women’s education

 Low

–

–

0.33 (0.14, 0.75)

0.31 (0.13, 0.78)*

 High

–

–

1

1

Random effect

 VA

2.26

2.21

2.16

1.89

 ICC

0.41

0.40

0.39

0.36

 MOR

4.18

4.11

4.04

3.69

 PCV

Reff

0.02

0.04

0.20

Model comparison

 Deviance

1214

1046

1204

1038

 Mean VIF

–

1.24

1.09

1.37