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Table 4 Factors associated with violence, adjusted odds ratios and 95%confidence intervals from multivariate logistic regression

From: Hidden voices: prevalence and risk factors for violence against women with disabilities in Nepal

Characteristics

Model 1 (life time)

Model 2 (past year)

 

OR

C.I.

OR

C.I.

Women’s age

    

<20

6.94***

2.2 - 21.6

3.44*

1.1-10.6

20-35

4.34***

2.0 - 9.4

2.31*

1.1-4.9

36-64

2.92***

1.6 - 5.3

1.79*

0.9-3.2

65 and over (ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

Caste/ethnicity

    

Non-touchable group (Dalit)

0.63

0.4 - 1.1

0.75

0.4-1.3

Disadvantaged indigenous groups

1.69

0.8 - 3.6

1.11

0.6-2.2

Relatively advantaged indigenous group

0.75

0.5 - 1.2

0.78

0.5-2.2

Upper caste group (Ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

Women’s education

    

Illiterate

1.69

0.7 - 3.9

1.23

0.5-2.8

Non formal education/1-5 years of schooling

1.50

0.7 - 3.3

1.35

0.6-2.9

6-10 years of schooling

1.10

0.5 - 2.4

1.01

0.5-2.2

SLC and above (Ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

Number of living children

    

Unmarried, no child

0.45**

0.2 - 0.8

0.44**

0.2-0.8

Married, no child

0.57

0.2 - 1.4

0.72

0.3-1.7

1-2

1.434

0.8 - 2.5

1.00

0.6-1.7

3 and more (Ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

Women’s working status

    

Not working for cash income

0.56*

0.3 - 0.9

0.51**

0.3-0.8

Working (Ref)

1.00

-

1.00

 

Exposure to radio

    

Never//Rarely/not applicable

1.46

0.9 - 2.2

1.41

0.9-2.1

Sometimes/Almost everyday (Ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

Decision making power

    

Other family member

0.90

0.5 - 1.6

0.93

0.5-1.7

Joint

0.15**

0.03 - 0.6

0.41

0.1-1.6

Self (ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

Able to visit health center or any organization

    

No

1.65*

1.0 - 2.7

2.20**

1.3-3.6

Yes (Ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

Women’s perception on whether she can refuse sex with her husband

    

No

1.98*

1.1 - 3.6

1.66

0.9-2.9

Yes (Ref)

1.00

-

1.00

-

  1. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001.