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Table 4 Results of logistic regression of sexual IPV and disability status controlling for independent factors

From: Disability status, partner behavior, and the risk of sexual intimate partner violence in Uganda: An analysis of the demographic and health survey data

Independent factors

General model

The model with disability as an interaction factor (with key predictor variables)

aOR

CI

aOR

[CI

Age (rc = 24 years or less)

    

30+

0.74***

0.64–0.85

0.75***

0.66–0.86

Education (rc = none)

    

Primary

1.18

0.96–1.44

1.16

0.97–1.39

Secondary and above

0.92

0.71–1.20

0.93

0.74–1.18

Residence (rc = urban)

    

Rural

1.27*

1.03–1.56

1.24*

1.02–1.49

Region (rc = central)

    

Eastern

1.39**

1.09–1.77

1.34*

1.07–1.67

Northern

0.59***

0.46–0.75

0.63***

0.50–0.80

Western

1.22

1.00–1.48

1.23*

1.02–1.48

Occupation (rc = none or domestic)

    

Professional or formal

0.91

0.61–1.36

0.92

0.63–1.34

Sales and services

1.34

1.00–1.79

1.29

0.98–1.68

Agriculture and manual work

1.33*

1.05–1.68

1.24

1.00–1.54

Wealth index (re = poorest)

    

Poorer

1.16

0.94–1.43

1.09

0.91–1.32

Middle

1.37**

1.10–1.71

1.27

1.05–1.55

Rich

1.14

0.90–1.46

1.08

0.87–1.34

Witnessed parental violence (rc = no)

    

Yes

1.63***

1.42–1.87

1.52***

1.34–1.72

Frequency of partner getting drunk (rc = never)

    

Sometimes

1.48***

1.26–1.74

1.37***

1.19–1.59

Often

2.41***

2.01–2.90

2.15***

1.82–2.52

Disability status (rc = no)

    

Yes

1.45*

1.06–1.98

0.09**

0.02–0.51

Age#disability status

    

30+#yes

  

1.64

0.93–2.92

Region#disability status

    

Eastern#yes

  

0.98

0.47–2.04

Northern#yes

  

0.84

0.35–2.00

Western#yes

  

0.62

0.29–1.32

Occupation#disability status

    

Professional or formal#Yes

  

0.63

0.06–7.04

Sales and services#Yes

  

2.18

0.51–9.32

Agriculture and manual work#Yes

  

4.01*

1.15–13.99

Wealth index#disability status

    

Poorer#Yes

  

3.49*

1.32–9.23

Middle#Yes

  

2.67

0.97–7.36

Rich#yes

  

3.14*

1.09–9.02

Witnessed parental violence#disability status

    

Yes#Yes

  

1.24

0.72–2.14

Frequency of getting drunk#disability status

    

Sometimes#Yes

  

1.80

0.86–3.79

Often#Yes

  

1.22

0.64 -2 0.32

_Cons

  

0.08

0.06–0.12

9,157 0bservations

  1. CI = confidence interval; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; rc = reference category; aor = adjusted odds ratio