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Table 3 Distribution of utilisation of IPV services by respondents’ selected characteristics in high migration communities of six Southern African countries N = 525

From: Factors associated with sexual and reproductive health service utilisation in high migration communities in six Southern African countries

Variable

Level

Utilisation of IPV services

P-value

Total

Utilised

Not utilised

N = 525

n = 204 (%)

n = 321 (%)

Migration status

Non-migrant

361(68.8)

144(70.6)

217(67.6)

0.56

Internal migrants

100(19.0)

39(19.1)

61(19.0)

 

International migrants

64(12.2)

21(10.3)

43(13.4)

 

Duration of stay

Mean duration (SD)

20(12.5)

21.1(13.3)

19.3(11.9)

0.03

Country

Lesotho

24(4.6)

11(5.4)

13(4.1)

P < 0.01

Malawi

172(32.8)

76(37.2)

96(29.9)

 

Mozambique

59(11.2)

15(7.4)

44(13.7)

 

South Africa

46(8.8)

18(8.8)

28(8.7)

 

Eswatini

101(19.2)

28(13.7)

73(22.7)

 

Zambia

123(23.4)

56(27.5)

67(20.9)

 

Age

Mean age (SD)

26.2(7.9)

27.9(8.1)

25.2(7.7)

P < 0.001

Marital status

Never married

218(41.5)

60(29.4)

158(49.2)

P < 0.001

Married

201(38.3)

87(42.7)

114(35.5)

 

Formerly married

106(20.2)

57(27.9)

49(15.3)

 

Educational level

No education

48(9.1)

16(7.9)

32(10.0)

0.44

Primary

190(36.2)

80(39.2)

110(34.3)

 

Secondary/higher

287(54.7)

108(52.9)

179(55.8)

 

Employment status

Unemployed

274(52.2)

80(39.2)

171(53.3)

P < 0.001

Employed

251(47.8)

124(60.8)

150(46.7)

 

Comprehensive knowledge about SRH

Mean(SD)

0.91(0.45)

0.92(0.41)

0.90(0.47)

0.76

Comprehensive knowledge about HIV

Mean (SD)

2.36(0.84)

2.5(0.71)

2.26(0.91)

P < 0.001

Witnessing parental violence

No

199(37.9)

76(37.3)

123(38.3)

0.81

Yes

326(62.1)

128(62.7)

198(61.7)

 

Attitude towards wife beating

No

249(47.4)

119(58.3)

130(40.5)

P < 0.001

Yes

276(52.6)

85(41.7)

191(59.5)

 

Partner’s age

Mean age (SD)

30.2(9.4)

31.7(10.5)

29.2(8.4)

0.01

Partner’s educational level

No education

122(25.1)

39(19.2)

83(25.9)

P < 0.01

Primary

101(20.8)

51(25.0)

50(15.6)

 

Secondary/higher

263(54.1)

108(52.9)

155(48.3)

 

Missing

39(7.0)

6(2.9)

33(10.3)

 

Partner’s occupation

None

30(6.3)

11(5.7)

19(6.7)

0.10

Agriculture

59(12.4)

20(10.4)

39(13.7)

 

Technical/managerial

61(12.8)

17(8.8)

44(15.5)

 

Skilled manual

112(23.5)

47(24.4)

65(22.9)

 

Unskilled manual

215(45.1)

98(50.8)

11(41.2)

 

SRH decision making power

Mean (SD)

2.4(1.8)

2.9(1.7)

2.1(1.9)

P < 0.001