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Table 2 Percentage distribution of married women by male partners’ related factors, controlling behaviors and experience of IPSV in Uganda (DHS 2011)

From: Partners’ controlling behaviors and intimate partner sexual violence among married women in Uganda

Variables

% of women

Frequency

% reported IPSV

p-value

Partners’ age group

   

0.405

15-24

9.9

130

22.2

 

25-34

35

458

25.3

 

35-44

31.8

416

30.0

 

45+

23.2

303

25.4

 

Partner’s education level

   

0.077

No education

10.1

132

25.6

 

Primary

54

706

29.9

 

Secondary

27.5

360

22.6

 

Higher

8.4

109

18.8

 

Husband/partner:

    

Jealous if woman talks with men

   

0.000

No

43.6

570

15.3

 

Yes

56.4

737

35.2

 

Accuses her of unfaithfulness

   

0.000

No

68.1

890

19.9

 

Yes

31.9

418

40.6

 

Does not permit her to meet female friends

   

0.000

No

73.8

965

21.1

 

Yes

26.2

342

41.8

 

Limits her contact with family

   

0.000

No

81.5

1066

21.9

 

Yes

18.5

241

46.8

 

Insists on knowing where she is

   

0.000

No

45.2

591

18.4

 

Yes

54.8

716

33.2

 

Partner drinks alcohol

   

0.000

No

55.0

719

25.4

 

Yes, but never gets drunk

4.8

63

8.3

 

Yes, sometimes gets drunk

25.0

326

21.8

 

Yes, often gets drunk

15.2

199

44.1

 

Woman afraid of partner

   

0.000

Never

54.4

711

18.2

 

Sometimes

27.1

354

35.1

 

Often

18.5

242

38.5

 

Total

100

1307

26.5