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Table 2 Logistic regression model of association between socio-economic characteristics and Domestic Violence among reproductive women aged 15–49 in Zimbabwe, 2015

From: Domestic violence among married women of reproductive age in Zimbabwe: a cross sectional study

Variable

Crude

Adjusted

OR

CI (95%)

p

AOR

CI (95%)

p

Agea(Ref = 15–19)

 20–29

1.01

(0.76–1.35)

0.928

0.79

(0.45–1.39)

0.413

 30–39

0.91

(0.68–1.21)

0.506

0.65

(0.36–1.17)

0.151

 40–49

0.64

(0.47–0.87)

0.005

0.44

(0.24–0.83)

0.011

Residence (Ref = Urban)

 Rural

1

(0.89–1.13)

0.949

0.85

(0.63–1.15)

0.294

Highest education level (Ref = No Education)

 Primary

1.08

(0.62–1.88)

0.774

0.87

(0.34–2.23)

0.773

 Secondary

1.03

(0.60–1.78)

0.904

0.94

(0.37–2.42)

0.903

 Higher

0.56

(0.31–1.01)

0.055

0.66

(0.24–1.79)

0.415

Wealth indexa(Ref = Poorest)

 Middle

0.98

(0.81–1.17)

0.788

0.99

(0.73–1.33)

0.934

 Rich

0.9

(0.79–1.03)

0.134

0.78

(0.55–1.12)

0.176

Religiona(Ref = No religion)

 Christians

0.55

(0.43–0.72)

< 0.001

0.67

(0.43–1.05)

0.08

 Muslim

0.65

(0.21–2.00)

0.457

0.76

(0.13–4.39)

0.764

 Traditional

0.23

(0.09–0.59)

0.002

0.4

(0.10–1.52)

0.177

 Others

0.19

(0.02–1.73)

0.141

Smokinga(Ref = No)

 Yes

1.49

(0.61–3.68)

3.383

0.94

(0.29–3.04)

0.923

Respondent currently working (Ref = No)

 Yes

1.8

(1.49–2.19)

< 0.001

1.27

(1.00–1.61)

0.047

Respondent drinking alcohol (Ref = No)

 Yes

1.8

(1.49–2.19)

< 0.001

1.45

(1.09–1.92)

0.001

Husband/partner’s educational level (Ref = No education)

 Primary

1.42

(0.82–2.44)

0.207

1.57

(0.52–4.72)

0.421

 secondary

1.29

(0.76–2.21)

0.342

1.39

(0.47–4.13)

0.555

 Higher

0.82

(0.47–1.43)

0.484

1.07

(0.35–3.30)

0.907

 Don’t know

1.5

(0.71–3.19)

0.291

1.4

(0.37–5.34)

0.618

Partners occupationa(Ref = Not working)

 Agricultural

1.44

(1.14–1.82)

0.002

0.98

(0.65–1.48)

0.919

 Non Agricultural

1.12

(0.94–1.34)

0.188

0.88

(0.62–1.26)

0.5

Women empowermenta(Ref = No)

 Yes

0.83

(0.34–2.00)

0.675

0.71

(0.28–1.76)

0.456

Father beat mother (Ref = No)

 Yes

1.91

(1.69–2.17)

< 0.001

1.77

(1.47–2.14)

< 0.001

Paritya(Ref = None)

 1–2

1.3

(0.96–1.75)

0.086

1.29

(0.80–2.09)

0.295

 3–4

1.33

(0.98–1.79)

0.064

1.53

(0.93–2.50)

0.093

 5+

1.36

(0.98–1.90)

0.068

1.82

(1.03–3.22)

0.038

Media exposurea(Ref = No)

 Yes

1.2

(1.03–1.38)

0.015

1.28

(0.97–1.69)

0.087

Partners drinking alcohol (Ref = No)

 Yes

2.14

(1.90–2.42)

< 0.001

2.12

(1.76–2.55)

< 0.001

Age differencea(Ref = women same age or older than man)

 Man older by 5 years

1.15

(0.91–1.47)

0.212

1.36

(0.95–1.95)

0.212

 Man older by 10 years

1.09

(0.85–1.39)

0.514

1.25

(0.86–1.81)

0.244

 Man older by more than 10 years

1.04

(0.80–1.36)

0.765

1.1

(0.73–1.65)

0.642

Number of other Wivesa(Ref = monogamy)

 Polygamy

1.63

(1.33–2.01)

< 0.001

1.94

(1.42–2.65)

< 0.001

  1. aRe-categorized
  2. OR refers to Odd Ratio; AOR refers to Adjusted Odd Ratio; CI refers Confidence Interval and p refers to the p-value at p = 0.05