Table 6 Factors associated with current utilisation of IPV services among partnered women in high migration communities of six Southern African countries
Variable | Level | Prevalence of utilisation of IPV services | Unadjusted OR(95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 204(39) | N = 340 | ||||
Migration status | Non-migrant | 144(39.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.045 |
Internal migrants | 39(39.0) | 0.96(0.61–1.52) | 0.53(0.18–0.95) | ||
International migrant | 21(32.8) | 0.74(0.42–1.29) | 0.34(0.10–1.12) | ||
Duration of stay in community |  |  | 1.06(0.99–1.14) | 0.90(0.73–1.11) | 0.32 |
Country | South Africa | 18(39.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.30 |
Lesotho | 11(45.8) | 0.94(0.40–2.21) | 1.72(0.39–7.51) | ||
Malawi | 76(44.2) | 0.40(0.15–1.09) | 2.28(0.73–7.13) | ||
Mozambique | 15(25.4) | 0.76(0.28–2.06) | 1.53(0.40–5.82) | ||
Eswatini | 28(27.7) | 0.45(0.18–1.13) | 1.53(0.45–5.27) | ||
Zambia | 56(45.5) | 0.99(0.41–2.38) | 3.32(1.07–10.30) | ||
Age |  |  | 1.24(1.11–1.39) | 1.34(1.04–1.74) | 0.025 |
Marital status | Never married | 60(27.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.84 |
Married | 87(43.3) | 2.01(1.34–3.02) | 0.81(0.41–1.60) | ||
Formerly married | 57(53.8) | 3.06(1.89–4.97) | 0.83(0.38–1.84) | ||
Educational level | No education | 16(33.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.76 |
Primary | 80(42.1) | 1.45(0.75–2.83) | 0.96(0.33–2.78) | ||
Secondary/higher | 108(37.6) | 1.21(0.63–2.30) | 1.19(0.41–3.51) | ||
Employment status | Unemployed | 80(39.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
Employed | 124(60.8) | 1.78(1.24–2.52) | 1.12(0.67–1.87) | ||
Religion | Catholic | 52(34.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.0 |
Other Christians | 135(41.0) | 1.32(0.89–1.98) | 1.52(0.85–2.72) | ||
Other religion | 17(37.8) | 1.16(0.58–2.30) | 1.46(0.51–4.24) | ||
Comprehensive knowledge about SRH |  |  | 1.06(0.72–1.56) | 0.82(0.44–1.52) | 0.89 |
Comprehensive knowledge about HIV |  |  | 1.43(1.14–1.79) | 1.41(0.99–2.01) | 0.13 |
Parental violence | No | 128(39.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.46 |
Yes | 76(38.0) | 0.96(0.66–1.37) | 0.83(0.50–1.37) | ||
Attitude towards beating | No | 119(48.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.001 |
Yes | 85(31.0) | 0.49(0.34–0.69) | 0.39(0.22–0.70) | ||
Partner’s age |  <  = 24 | 41(36.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.9 |
24–34 | 62(37.8) | 1.05(0.64–1.73) | 1.18(0.60–2.32) | ||
 >  = 35 | 54(49.1) | 1.67(0.98–2.85) | 1.40(0.58–3.35) | ||
Don’t know | 39(41.9) | 1.25(0.71–2.20) | 1.20(0.52–2.78) | ||
Partner’s educational level | No education | 39(32.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.69 |
Primary | 51(50.5) | 2.17(1.26–3.74) | 1.44(0.60–3.44) | ||
Secondary/higher | 108(41.1) | 1.48(0.94–2.33) | 1.29(0.61–2.73) | ||
Partner’s occupation | None | 11(36.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Agriculture | 20(33.9) | 0.89(0.35–2.22) | 0.74(0.22–2.51) | ||
Technical/managerial | 17(27.9) | 0.67(0.26–1.69) | 0.36(0.10–1.25) | ||
Skilled manual | 47(42.0) | 1.25(0.54–2.87) | 0.90(0.31–2.65) | ||
Unskilled manual | 98(45.6) | 1.45(0.66–3.19) | 1.03(0.36–2.90) | ||
SRH decision making power |  |  | 1.25(1.12–1.40) | 1.13(0.95–1.34) | 0.15 |