Table 1 Percentage distribution of respondents by gender relations, sexual behaviour, partner factors, and women’s background characteristics
Variables | Freq. (1307) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Had STI in last 12Â months | Â | Â |
 No | 949 | 72.6 |
 Yes | 358 | 27.4 |
Sexual empowerment | Â | Â |
 Not empowered | 601 | 46.0 |
 Sexually empowered | 706 | 54.0 |
Involvement in decision making on own health | Â | Â |
 Not involved | 532 | 40.8 |
 Involved | 774 | 59.2 |
Experience of any sexual violence | Â | Â |
 No | 950 | 72.8 |
 Yes | 356 | 27.3 |
Condom used during last sex with most recent partner | Â | Â |
 No | 1189 | 91.0 |
 Yes | 118 | 9.0 |
Number of lifetime partners | Â | Â |
 One | 612 | 46.8 |
 Two | 378 | 29 |
 Three or more | 316 | 24.2 |
Partner control behaviours | Â | Â |
 Not controlled | 364 | 27.9 |
 Controlled in one or more | 942 | 72.1 |
Women’s age group |  |  |
 15–19 | 108 | 8.2 |
 20–29 | 597 | 45.7 |
 30–39 | 392 | 30.0 |
 40–49 | 210 | 16.1 |
Women’s education |  |  |
 None | 222 | 17.0 |
 Primary | 785 | 60.1 |
 Secondary + | 299 | 22.9 |
Wealth index | Â | Â |
 Poorest | 243 | 18.6 |
 Poorer | 260 | 19.9 |
 Middle | 262 | 20.1 |
 Richer | 255 | 19.5 |
 Richest | 286 | 21.9 |
Religion | Â | Â |
 Catholic | 527 | 40.4 |
 Protestant | 373 | 28.5 |
 Muslim | 176 | 13.5 |
 Pentecostal/others | 231 | 17.7 |
Region | Â | Â |
 Central | 366 | 28.0 |
 East | 344 | 26.3 |
 North | 251 | 19.2 |
 West | 346 | 26.4 |
Partner’s education level |  |  |
 None | 132 | 10.1 |
 Primary | 706 | 54.0 |
 Secondary + | 469 | 35.9 |
Partner’s alcohol consumption |  |  |
 Never | 782 | 59.9 |
 Often | 199 | 15.2 |
 Sometimes | 326 | 24.9 |