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Table 6 Results of bivariate logistic regression between socio-economic characteristics and prevalence of various forms of domestic violence reported by women

From: Domestic violence against women in eastern India: a population-based study on prevalence and related issues

 

OR* (95% CI)

Characteristic

Physical violence

Psychologi-cal violence

Sexual violence

Any form of violence

State (Orissa = 1, West Bengal = 2, Jharkhand = 3)

1.35***

(1.13–1.60)

1.04

(0.92–1.18)

0.88

(077–1.02)

0.97

(0.88–1.10)

Residence (rural = 1, urban = 2)

1.12

(0.85–1.47)

1.13

(0.92–1.39)

0.96

(0.76–1.22)

1.09

(0.88–1.34)

Age (in years)

1.10***

(1.08–1.13)

1.07***

(1.05–1.09)

1.10***

(1.07–1.12)

1.09***

(1.07–1.11)

Religion (Hindu = 1, Muslim = 2, Christian = 3, others = 4)

1.19*

(1.03–1.38)

1.05

(0.93–1.18)

1.08

(0.94–1.23)

1.01

(0.89–1.14)

Caste (uncategorised caste = 1, backward caste = 2, scheduled caste = 3, scheduled tribe = 4)

1.22***

(1.08–1.38)

1.10*

(1.00–1.21)

1.13*

(1.01–1.26)

1.11*

(1.01–1.22)

Education level (illiterate = 1, functional literate = 2, school education = 3, college education and above = 4)

0.62***

(0.55–0.70)

0.81***

(0.74–0.88)

0.76***

(0.68–0.84)

0.80***

(0.73–0.88)

Occupation (salaried job = 1, farming/small business = 2, labourer = 3, housewife = 4)

1.17

(0.99–1.38)

1.24***

(1.08–1.42)

0.89

(0.76–1.04)

1.13

(0.99–1.29)

Monthly family income (<INR 2000 = 1; INR 2001–4000 = 2; INR 4001–6000 = 3; INR 6001–8000 = 4; INR 8001–10000 = 5; >INR 10000 = 6)

0.76***

(0.68–0.84)

0.92***

(0.86–0.97)

0.90***

(0.84–0.97)

0.93**

(0.87–0.98)

  1. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval
  2. *The category with the lowest weight is the reference category for calculating OR. And OR is the value by which odds of the event change when the independent variable increases by one unit/step.
  3. Significance of regression model: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001