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Table 2 General characteristics of the study sample in this study. (DV vs No DV)

From: The prevalence of domestic violence and its association with family factors: a cross-sectional study among pregnant women in urban communities of Hengyang City, China

Variables

DV (n = 127)

No DV (n = 686)

Total (n = 813)

χ2 value

p value

Age

   

0.189

0.910

 <26

35 (27.6)

202 (29.4)

237 (29.2)

  

 27–32

67 (52.8)

354 (51.6)

421 (51.8)

  

 >33

25 (19.7)

130 (19.0)

155 (19.1)

  

Ethnicity

   

0.690

0.406

 Minority

4 (3.1)

11 (1.6)

15 (1.8)

  

 Han ethnic

123 (96.9)

675 (98.4)

798 (98.2)

  

Marital status

   

0.739

0.390

 Stable

111 (87.4)

617 (89.9)

728 (89.5)

  

 Unstable

16 (12.6)

69 (10.1)

85 (10.5)

  

Education

   

1.064

0.302

 Senior school / technical school or less

48 (37.8)

293 (42.7)

341 (41.9)

  

 College / university degree or above

79 (62.2)

393 (57.3)

472 (58.1)

  

Occupation

   

0.944

0.331

 Employed

98 (77.2)

501 (73)

599 (73.7)

  

 Unemployed

29 (22.8)

185 (27)

214 (26.3)

  

Education (partner)

   

1.064

0.302

 Senior school / technical school or less

48 (37.8)

293 (42.7)

341 (41.9)

  

 College / university degree or above

79 (62.2)

393 (57.3)

472 (58.1)

  

Occupation (partner)

   

0.019

0.890

 Employed

125 (98.4)

674 (98.3)

799 (98.3)

  

 Unemployed

2 (1.6)

12 (1.7)

14 (1.7)

  

Monthly per capita household income

   

4.025

0.259

  ≤ 3000

12 (9.4)

61 (8.9)

73 (9.0)

  

 3001–5000

44 (34.6)

256 (37.3)

300 (36.9)

  

 5001–8000

51 (40.2)

221 (32.2)

272 (33.5)

  

 >8001

20 (15.7)

148 (21.6)

168 (20.7)

  

Medical insurance

   

4.275

0.039

 Yes

102 (80.3)

490 (71.4)

592 (72.8)

  

 No

25 (19.7)

196 (28.6)

221 (27.2)

  

Smoking habit

   

0.002

0.960

 Yes

1 (0.8)

2 (0.3)

3 (0.4)

  

 No

126 (99.2)

684 (99.7)

810 (99.6)

  

Drinking habit

   

9.499

0.002

 Yes

22 (17.3)

58 (8.5)

80 (9.8)

  

 No

105 (82.7)

628 (91.5)

733 (90.2)

  

Smoking habit (partner)

   

0.042

0.838

 Yes

46 (36.2)

242 (35.3)

288 (35.4)

  

 No

81 (63.8)

444 (64.7)

525 (64.6)

  

Drinking habit (partner)

   

1.393

0.238

 Yes

55 (43.3)

259 (37.8)

314 (38.6)

  

 No

72 (56.7)

427 (62.2)

499 (61.4)

  

Mode of pregnancy

   

1.113

0.291

 Natural conception

124 (97.6)

656 (95.6)

780 (95.9)

  

 Artificial impregnation

3 (2.4)

30 (4.4)

33 (4.1)

  

History of delivery

   

0.388

0.533

  ≤ 1

66 (89.2)

347 (86.5)

413 (86.9)

  

 >1

8 (10.8)

54 (13.5)

62 (13.1)

  

Pregnancy intention

   

0.958

0.328

 Intended

70 (55.1)

410 (59.8)

480 (59.0)

  

 Unintended

57 (44.9)

276 (40.2)

333 (41.0)

  

Multiple abortions/sterility

   

11.476

0.001

 Yes

16 (12.6)

33 (4.8)

49 (6.0)

  

 No

111 (874)

653 (95.2)

764 (94.0)

  

Regular antenatal examination

   

1.836

0.175

 Yes

120 (94.5)

623 (90.8)

743 (91.4)

  

 No

7 (5.5)

63 (9.2)

70 (8.6)

  

Pregestational diseases

   

0.676

0.411

 Yes

3 (2.4)

7 (1.0)

10 (1.2)

  

 No

124 (97.6)

679 (90.0)

803 (98.8)

  

Pregnancy complications

   

3.264

0.071

 Yes

19 (15.0)

66 (9.6)

85 (10.5)

  

 No

108 (85.0)

620 (90.4)

728 (89.5)

  
  1. Abbreviations: DV domestic violence
  2. Data are presented as n (%)
  3. Characters in bold means statistical significance p<0.05