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Table 2 Association between reporting intimate partner violence and characteristics of respondents

From: Magnitude and factors associated with intimate partner violence in mainland Tanzania

Type of IPV and characteristic of woman

Total Women (n = 417)

Number (%) reporting IPV, 137 (32.9 %)

χ2, p-value

Emotional violence

   

Age (Years)

  

0.60, 0.96

 25–29

161

82 (50.9)

 

 30–34

100

48 (48.0)

 

 35–39

82

42 (51.2)

 

 40–44

61

30 (49.2)

 

 45–50

67

36 (53.7)

 

Marital status

   

 Casual partner

74

35 (47.3)

4.47, 0.11

 Married/Cohabiting

317

154 (48.6)

 

 Previously married

80

49 (61.3)

 

Education status

  

2.13, 0.35

 None/Informal

16

6 (37.5)

 

 Primary

340

178 (52.4)

 

 Secondary and above

115

54 (47.0)

 

Physical violence

   

Age (Years)

  

3.22, 0.52

 25–29

161

80 (49.7)

 

 30–34

100

40 (40.0)

 

 35–39

82

35 (42.7)

 

 40–44

61

25 (41.0)

 

 45–50

67

32 (47.8)

 

Marital status

  

6.21, 0.05

 Casual partner

74

30 (40.5)

 

 Married/Cohabiting

317

136 (42.9)

 

 Previously married

80

46 (57.5)

 

Education status

  

3.66, 0.16

 None/Informal

16

7 (47.8)

 

 Primary

340

162 (47.6)

 

 Secondary and above

115

43 (37.4)

 

Sexual violence

   

Age (Years)

  

1.84, 0.76

 25–29

161

50 (31.1)

 

 30–34

100

29 (29.0)

 

 35–39

82

25 (30.5)

 

 40–44

61

18 (29.5)

 

 45–50

67

15 (22.4)

 

Marital status

  

0.63, 0.73

 Casual partner

74

20 (27.0)

 

 Married/Cohabiting

317

91 (28.7)

 

 Previously married

80

26 (32.5)

 

Education status

  

2.67, 0.23

 None/Informal

16

6 (37.5)

 

 Primary

340

104 (30.6)

 

 Secondary and above

115

27 (23.5)