Child abuse in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory (WB/oPt): social and political determinants

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis for levels of child abuse

Variable		P value	Adjusted OR	95% C.I.
Variable		P value	Adjusted OR	Lower	Upper
Gender	Female		1
Gender	Male	0.021	1.37	1.05	1.78
Mother’s age	50 and above	0.017	1
	16–29	0.005	4.89	1.63	14.65
	30–39	0.015	3.64	1.28	10.31
	40–49	0.069	2.56	0.93	7.06
Father’s education	Post-secondary	0.098	1
	Less than secondary	0.064	1.40	0.98	1.98
	Secondary	0.045	1.55	1.01	2.38
Parental warmth	Moderate to high		1
Parental warmth	Low	<0.001	2.06	1.50	2.83
Exposure to political violence	No		1
Exposure to political violence	Yes	0.017	1.39	1.06	1.82

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