Table 1 Descriptive statistics, according to different forms of IPV experienced by currently married women: 2007 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (n=2001)
Characteristic | n (%) | Physical IPV % | Sexual IPV % | Both physical and sexual IPV % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age, years | ||||
 15-24 | 888 (49.1) | 46.6 | 18.9 | 13.6 |
 25-34 | 893 (40.8) | 49.9 | 17.9 | 13.7 |
 35-49 | 220 (10.1) | 49.9 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
 P Value |  | 0.466 | 0.765 | 0.240 |
Maternal education | ||||
 No education | 559 (26.4) | 57.3 | 21.3 | 17.9 |
 Primary | 608 (30.2) | 54.0 | 18.9 | 15.1 |
 Secondary and higher | 832 (43.4) | 38.7 | 16.9 | 11.2 |
 Data missing | 2 |  |  |  |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.312 | 0.024 |
Husband’s education | ||||
 No education | 689 (34.5) | 56.1 | 21.6 | 17.2 |
 Primary | 573 (29.2) | 52.7 | 17.5 | 14.7 |
 Secondary and higher | 737 (36.3) | 37.3 | 16.9 | 10.8 |
 Data missing | 2 |  |  |  |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.201 | 0.031 |
Maternal decision-making and freedom of movement autonomy, no. of aspectsa | ||||
 0 | 242 (11.2) | 50.9 | 18.5 | 13.9 |
 1 | 139 (6.8) | 49.1 | 27.6 | 18.4 |
 2 | 212 (11.7) | 48.9 | 18.0 | 17.3 |
 3 | 288 (14.8) | 47.0 | 19.7 | 14.6 |
 4 | 336 (16.8) | 48.4 | 20.9 | 15.4 |
 5 | 782 (38.6) | 47.6 | 16.0 | 11.8 |
 Data missing | 2 |  |  |  |
 P Value |  | 0.983 | 0.264 | 0.479 |
Respondent employed | ||||
 No | 1486 (72.4) | 46.1 | 16.9 | 13.2 |
 Yes | 515 (27.6) | 53.8 | 23.4 | 16.5 |
 P Value |  | 0.027 | 0.018 | 0.164 |
Area of residence | ||||
 Rural | 1290 (78.3) | 48.8 | 19.4 | 14.5 |
 Urban | 711 (21.7) | 46.4 | 16.1 | 12.9 |
 P Value |  | 0.491 | 0.194 | 0.473 |
Religion | ||||
 Non-Muslim | 176 (8.6) | 33.9 | 13.0 | 9.0 |
 Muslim | 1824 (91.4) | 49.6 | 19.2 | 14.6 |
 Data missing | 1 |  |  |  |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.165 | 0.120 |
No. of household members (tertiles) | ||||
 2-4 | 680 (30.5) | 53.9 | 17.5 | 14.0 |
 5-6 | 764 (36.0) | 53.1 | 19.5 | 15.2 |
 ≥7 | 557 (33.5) | 37.9 | 18.9 | 13.1 |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.697 | 0.660 |
Wealth index category | ||||
 Poor | 861 (45.2) | 56.3 | 21.1 | 16.8 |
 Middle | 348 (16.8) | 51.3 | 20.2 | 16.4 |
 Rich | 792 (38.0) | 37.3 | 15.1 | 10.0 |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.045 | 0.007 |
Frequency of mass media exposure | ||||
 Not at all | 959 (46.8) | 50.3 | 19.4 | 15.2 |
 Irregularly | 446 (23.3) | 51.7 | 17.3 | 11.9 |
 Regularly | 596 (29.9) | 42.4 | 18.6 | 14.3 |
 P Value |  | 0.054 | 0.749 | 0.467 |
Parity, no | ||||
 1 | 552 (31.5) | 41.5 | 17.5 | 12.0 |
 2 | 546 (26.4) | 49.7 | 18.6 | 13.7 |
 ≥3 | 903 (42.1) | 52.4 | 19.6 | 16.0 |
 P Value |  | 0.007 | 0.728 | 0.191 |
Pregnancy intentions b | ||||
 Unintended | 631 (28.6) | 53.5 | 23.8 | 17.3 |
 Intended | 1370 (71.4) | 46.1 | 16.6 | 12.9 |
 P Value |  | 0.012 | 0.006 | 0.044 |
No. of ANC visits | ||||
 None | 778 (39.1) | 54.9 | 21.9 | 17.5 |
 Insufficient | 785 (40.3) | 49.2 | 17.9 | 13.5 |
 Sufficient | 438 (20.6) | 33.7 | 14.0 | 9.1 |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.025 | 0.005 |
ANC provider qualification | ||||
 None | 778 (39.1) | 54.8 | 21.9 | 17.5 |
 NMTP | 186 (9.8) | 57.0 | 20.6 | 15.6 |
 MTP | 1037 (51.1) | 41.5 | 15.7 | 11.2 |
 Data missing | 1 |  |  |  |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.019 | 0.005 |
Delivery assistance | ||||
 NMTP | 1577 (81.2) | 52.6 | 19.9 | 15.4 |
 MTP | 423 (18.8) | 29.5 | 13.4 | 8.7 |
 Data missing | 1 |  |  |  |
 P Value |  | <0.001 | 0.022 | 0.015 |
 Prevalence of IPV | 2001 | 48.2 | 18.7 | 14.1 |