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Table 4 Regression analysis showing associations between polygamous marriage and FSFI, BSI and RSE scores

From: The psychosexual and psychosocial impacts of polygamous marriages: a cross-sectional study among Somali women

Multivariate analysis

 

OR

95% CI

p

Education status (wives)

     

Illiterate

 

2.62

1.54

4.46

0.001

Primary school

 

1.28

0.99

1.65

0.060

Secondary and/or high school

 

1.50

0.86

2.61

0.154

Education status (husbands)

     

Illiterate

 

1.71

1.11

2.63

0.015

Primary school

 

1.11

0.70

1.69

0.693

Secondary and/or high school

 

1.01

0.20

5.13

0.988

Husband income ($ USA)

     

500–1000

 

1.75

1.21

2.53

0.003

> 1000

 

3.21

1.30

7.90

0.011

Binary analysis

     

Area of residency

 

0.88

0.50

1.55

0.660

Arranged marriage

 

1.08

0.75

1.57

0.678

RSE low self-esteem

 

0.93

0.60

1.43

0.725

Sexual dysfunction

 

1.82

1.25

2.66

0.002

Univariate analysis

Estimate

SE

95% CI

 

FSFI

     

 FSFI total score

-1.39

0.453

-2.28

-0.503

0.002

 Desire

-0.355

0.1138

-0.578

-0.131

0.002

 Arousal

-0.428

0.1099

-0.644

-0.213

0.0001

 Lubrication

-0.139

0.0987

-0.332

0.0553

0.161

 Orgasm

-0.267

0.0969

-0.458

-0.0772

0.006

 Satisfaction

-0.393

0.1122

-0.613

-0.172

0.0001

 Pain

0.0574

0.0787

-0.0972

0.212

0.466

BSI

     

 BSI total score

2.34

1.00

0.372

4.30

0.02

 Anxiety

1.02

0.392

0.25

1.79

0.01

 Somatization

0.314

0.396

-0.463

1.09

0.428

 Depression

1.00

0.346

0.322

1.68

0.004

  1. Reference: Monogamous marriage for sexual function, university education for education level, <$500 for income. FSFI: Female Sexual Function Index; BSI: Brief Symptom Inventory;
  2. RSE: Rosenberg Self-Esteem. OR: Odds ratio; SE: Standard error, CI: Confidence interval