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Table 3 Cross-tabulation of descriptive characteristics by EBF practice of respondents

From: Exclusive breastfeeding and its association with intimate partner violence during pregnancy: analysis from Pakistan demographic and health survey

Variables

Complete

Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF)

t/χ2

P

Frequency

%

No

%

Yes

%

  

Emotional IPV

      

2.62

0.100

 No

575

48.28

353

46.51

222

51.39

  

 Yes

616

51.72

406

53.49

210

48.61

  

Physical IPV

      

3.70

0.050

 No

626

52.56

383

50.46

243

56.25

  

 Yes

565

47.44

376

49.54

189

43.75

  

Sexual IPV

      

1.58

0.200

 No

831

69.77

520

68.51

311

71.99

  

 Yes

360

30.23

239

31.49

121

28.01

  

Any IPV

      

0.00

0.980

 No

676

56.76

431

56.79

245

56.71

  

 Yes

515

43.24

328

43.21

187

43.29

  

Frequency score of IPV

       

\(\stackrel{-}{x}\pm sd\)

1191

0.58 ± 2.00

   

†2.45

0.020

 
  1. Number of observations = 1191, Referred sampling weights, † t-test information, SD = standard deviation