Table 6 Factors associated with extended postpartum intimate partner violence (n = 555)

Variables

Categories

Over all intimate partners violence

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes (250)

No (305)

Husband educational status

No formal education

30(75%)

10(25%)

9.90(4.39, 22.38)

3.62(1.32, 9.91) *

Primary

79(46.2%)

92(53.8%)

2.84(1.73, 4.64)

1.20(0.63, 2.29)

Secondary

108(53.5%)

94(46.5%)

3.80(2.35, 6.12)

2.96(1.60, 5.50) *

Diploma and above

33(23.2%)

109(76.8%)

1

1

Decision maker of household

Husband

200(55.1%)

163(44.9%)

3.74(2.50, 5.59)

1.94(1.13, 3.33) *

Jointly

7(38.9%)

11(61.1%)

1.93(0.71, 5.31)

0.74(0.18, 3.00)

Wife

43(24.7%)

131(75.3%)

1

1

Duration of postpartum period

≤ 6 weeks

116(50.9%)

112(49.1%)

1

1

≥ 7 weeks

134(41%)

193(59%)

0.67(0.48, 0.94)

0.86(0.54, 1.37)

Husband’s index of pregnancy

Yes

101(34.4%)

193(65.6%)

1

1

No

146(56.6%)

112(43.4%)

2.49(1.77, 3.52)

1.08(0.67, 1.73)

Husband Satisfaction to gender of current baby

Yes

136(35.1%)

252(]64.9%)

1

1

No

111(67.7%)

53(32.3%)

3.88(2.63, 5.72)

2.13(1.28, 3.56) *

Husband Alcohol use

Yes

122(63.2%)

71(36.8%)

3.14(2.18, 4.52)

1.73(1.06, 2.82) *

No

128(35.4%)

234(64.6%)

1

1

Husband Khat use

Yes

67(54.9%)

55(45.1%)

1.66(1.11, 2.49)

1.00(0.59, 1.73)

No

183(42.3%)

250(57.7%)

1

1

Husband’s physical fight

Yes

43(59.7%)

29(]40.3%)

1.98(1.194, 3.27)

1.04(0.54, 1.99)

No

207(42.9%)

276(57.1%)

1

1

History of intimate partners violence

No

77(23.8%)

247(76.2%)

1

1

Yes

173(74.9%)

58(25.1%)

9.57(6.46, 14.16)

5.71(3.59, 9.07) *

Social support

Low

222(65.5%)

117(34.5%)

12.74(8.08, 20.10)

4.37(2.53, 7.55) *

High

28(13%)

188(87%)

1

1

Maternal Depression

No

167(37.7%)

276(62.3%)

1

1

Yes

83(74.1%)

29(25.9%)

4.73(2.97, 7.53)

1.32(0.73, 2.38)