Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Determinants of domestic violence against women in Ghana
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (Median, IQR) | 33 (16–49) |
Place of residence (n, %) | |
Urban | 639 (42.0) |
Rural | 885 (58.0) |
Educational level-respondent (n, %) | |
None | 420 (27.6) |
Primary | 348 (22.8) |
Secondary | 700 (46.0) |
Higher than secondary (Tertiary) | 56 (3.6) |
Educational level-partner (n, %) | |
None | 308 (20.2) |
Primary | 112 (7.3) |
Secondary | 932 (61.2) |
Higher than secondary (Tertiary) | 172 (11.3) |
Religion (n, %) | |
Christian | 1167 (76.6) |
Muslim | 227 (14.9) |
Traditional | 73 (4.8) |
No religion | 54 (3.5) |
Other | 3 (0.2) |
Respondent currently employed (n, %) | |
Yes | 1358 (89.1) |
No | 166 (10.9) |
Partner currently employed (n, %) | |
Yes | 1519 (99.6) |
No | 5 (0.4) |
Husband drinks alcohol (n, %) | |
Yes | 568 (37.3) |
No | 956 (62.7) |
Respondent drinks alcohol (n, %) | |
Yes | 294 (19.3) |
No | 1230 (80.7) |
Marital status (n, %) | |
Currently married | 1326 (87.0) |
Formerly married | 198 (13.0) |
Wealth index (n, %) | |
Poorest | 288 (18.9) |
Poorer | 309 (20.3) |
Middle | 294 (19.3) |
Richer | 328 (21.5) |
Richest | 305 (20.0) |
Mother ever beat father (n, %) | |
Yes | 46 (3.0) |
No | 1478 (97.0) |
Father ever beat mother (n, %) | |
Yes | 185 (12.1) |
No | 1339 (87.9) |
First intercourse (n, %) | |
Forced | 168 (11.0) |
Wanted | 1356 (89.0) |
Total children ever born (n, %) | |
None | 112 (7.4) |
1–3 | 779 (51.1) |
4–6 | 486 (30.7) |
7+ | 165 (10.8) |
Marital duration (n, %) | |
0–9 years | 609 (39.9) |
10–19 years | 496 (32.6) |
20+ years | 419 (27.5) |