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Table 4 Factors related to experiencing of partners' physical violence in life time among women in Shimelba refugee camp, 2011

From: Intimate partner physical violence among women in Shimelba refugee camp, northern Ethiopia

Variable

Physical violence in the life time

Odds Ratio and 95% C.I

 

No (%)

Yes (%)

Adjusted (AOR)**

P value

Religion of women

    

   Orthodox

200(75)

66 (50)

1

 

   Muslim

33(11)

35 (27)

2.4(1.1, 5.5)*

0.027

   Catholic

32(11)

22 (17)

1.2(0.5,3.04)

 

   Protestant

22(8)

7(5)

1.2(0.42,3.90)

 

   Others*

4(1)

1(1)

0.4(0.03, 6.0)

 

Occupation of women

    

   Housewife

266(72)

107(80)

1

 

   Trading

8(3)

4(3)

0.5(0.1, 2.1)

 

   Employee

6(2)

3(2)

3.2(0.4, 23.5)

 

   Farmer

5(2)

19(15)

13.0(3.7,45.5)*

< 0.001

Women know other husband to beat his wife*

    

   Yes

112(38)

92(70)

1.8(1.0, 3.5)*

0.049

   No

179(62)

39(30)

1

 
  1. Others*: - Jah.weh, Pagan, *presence of conflict in their neighbors