Table 8 Factors associated with sexual violence among housemaids in Kombolcha Town, Ethiopia, January to March 2021 ( N = 215)

Age of housemaid (years)

14–18

9

57

1.00

1.00

19–23

27

82

2.08(0.91, 4.76)

0.81 (0.25, 2.54)

0.718

24–35

10

30

2.11(0.77, 5.75)

0.85(0.22, 3.23)

0.815

Religion

Christian

36

85

1.00

1.00

Muslim

10

84

0.28(0.13, 0.60)

0.89(0.29, 2.69)

0.843

Monthly salary (Birr )

< 978.28

12

71

1.00

1.00

≥ 978.28

34

98

2.05 (0.99, 4.24)

1.38(0.51, 3.72)

0.520

Previous residence

Rural

29

75

2.13(1.09, 4.18)

0.62(0.22, 1.72)

0.367

Urban

17

94

1.00

1.00

Do you use shisha?

Yes

17

14

6.49(2.88, 14.6)

2.63(0.82, 8.43)

0.102

No

29

155

1.00

1.00

Employer’s education

Primary school

4

14

1.00

1.00

Secondary school

9

36

0.87(0.23, 3.30)

0.36(0.06, 2.15)

0.264

Diploma or above

29

72

1.4(0.42, 4.64)

0.72(0.12, 4.10)

0.720

I don’t know

4

47

0.29(0.06, 1.34)

0.14(0.02, 1.03)

0.055

Gender of employer

Male

29

38

5.01(2.38,10.52)

3.23(1.22, 8.52) ^a

0.017

Female

3

39

0.50(0.13, 1.85)

0.63(0.10, 3.75)

0.616

Both male and female

14

92

1.00

1.00

Employer’s occupation

Merchant

9

43

1.00

1.00

Government employee

31

77

1.92(0.83, 4.41)

1.76(0.47,4.19)

0.397

Private worker

6

49

0.32(0.06, 1.63)

4.18(0.83,10.34)

0.080

Does your employer chew chat?

Yes

39

73

7.32(3.09,10.31)

7.40(2.26,14.21)^a

0.001

No

7

96

1.00

1.00

Does your employer use alcohol?

Yes

32

31

10.17(4.85,17.30)

9.72(3.12, 20.31) ^a

0.001

No

14

138

1.00

1.00