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Table 3 Associated factors between any domestic violence and low birthweight, preterm birth or cesarean section of Nepal, 2016a

From: Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes – a prospective cohort study from Nepal

Domestic violence

Low birthweight

Preterm birth

Cesarean section

cOR (95% CI)

Model 1

Model 2

cOR (95% CI)

Model 1

Model 2

cOR (95% CI)

Model 1

Model 2

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

All women

 No DV

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

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Reference

 Any DV

0.89 (0.60–1.31)

0.98 (0.60–1.34)

0.91 (0.61–1.36)

0.71 (0.46–1.12)

0.71 (0.54–1.10)

0.70 (0.51–1.14)

1.17 (0.82–1.42)

0.99 (0.74–1.32)

0.99 (0.75–1.33)

 Fear only

1.29 (0.82–2.04)

1.37 (0.80–2.03)

1.23 (0.77–2.01)

1.25 (0.72–2.26)

1.25 (0.72–2.26)

1.26 (0.72–2.23)

0.83 (0.59–1.18)

0.89 (0.62–1.27)

0.94 (0.63–1.28)

 Violence only

1.22 (0.53–2.80)

1.25 (0.54–2.90)

1.3 (0.57–3.02)

1.04 (0.37–2.97)

1.05 (0.45–3.01)

1.04 (0.43–3.00)

1.05 (0.56–1.93)

1.15 (0.61–2.22)

1.12 (0.69–2.11)

 Both fear and violence

0.64 (0.25–1.63)

0.61 (0.24–1.64)

0.62 (0.24–1.64)

2.23 (1.12–4.56)

2.27 (1.16–4.79)

2.33 (1.10–4.73)

1.12 (0.66–1.92)

1.35 (0.74–2.23)

1.30 (0.72–2.21)

Primiparous

 No DV

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

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 Any DV

1.58 (0.93–2.50)

1.69 (0.91–2.78)

1.53 (0.89–2.64)

1.54 (0.88–2.83)

1.51 (0.81–2.90)

1.52 (0.87–2.94)

0.98 (0.60–1.34)

1.01 (0.70–1.55)

1.00 (0.71–1.54)

 Fear only

1.59 (0.86–2.94)

1.75 (0.89–3.11)

1.54 (0.81–2.92)

1.31 (0.63–2.90)

1.34 (0.64–2.83)

1.38 (0.66–2.93)

0.93 (0.67–1.50)

1.00 (0.61–1.71)

1.02 (0.61–1.70)

 Violence only

2.05 (0.73–5.75)

2.5 (0.85–7.31)

2.71 (0.92–7.98)

0.64 (0.08–4.63)

0.54 (0.07–4.22)

0.53 (0.07–4.25)

1.21 (0.58–2.83)

1.53 (0.68–3.75)

1.42 (0.56–3.65)

 Both

0.75 (0.15–2.90)

0.65 (0.15–2.90)

0.73 (0.16–3.25)

3.41 (1.20–9.65)

4.25 (1.42–12.42)

4.10 (1.70–12.12)

0.62 (0.23–1.53)

0.70 (0.33–1.99)

0.64 (0.24–1.74)

Multiparous

 No DV

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 

 Any DV

0.84 (0.52–1.51)

0.86 (0.43–1.43)

0.83 (0.43–1.42)

1.33 (0.74–2.83)

1.31 (0.72–2.49)

1.32 (0.73–2.42)

0.95 (0.65–1.48)

0.99 (0.67–1.50)

0.99 (0.77–1.58)

 Fear only

1.02 (0.51–2.03)

0.94 (0.47–1.90)

0.94 (0.53–1.89)

1.2 (0.57–2.61)

1.29 (0.55–2.55)

1.25 (0.56–2.62)

0.74 (0.45–1.22)

0.80 (0.51–1.34)

0.77 (0.51–1.34)

 Violence only

0.69 (0.14–2.)61

0.63 (0.14–2.76)

0.64 (0.15–2.82)

1.45 (0.40–4.85)

1.41 (0.40–4.94)

1.43 (0.41–5.02)

0.96 (0.41–2.23)

0.97 (0.41–2.30)

0.96 (0.40–2.35)

 Both

0.62 (0.24–2.15)

0.55 (0.16–1.86)

0.54 (0.16–1.84)

1.65 (0.65–4.24)

1.54 (0.57–4.21)

1.56 (0.60–1.80)

1.69 (0.81–3.15)

1.74 (0.98–3.54)

1.74 (0.87–3.50)

  1. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, cOR Crude odds ratio, aOR Adjusted odds ratio
  2. Model 1: adjusted for study site, women’s age, education and parity (model not stratified)
  3. Model 2: adjusted for study site, women’s age, education, geographical setting and family type, parity (for the analysis of all women)
  4. aamong women with complete case information (N = 1330)