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Table 1 Distribution of respondents by background characteristics and prevalence of Sexual Intimate Partner Violence (Sexual IPV) by socioeconomic characteristics in India

From: Does sexual Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) increase risk of multiple high-risk fertility behaviours in India: evidence from National Family Health Survey 2015–16

Variables

n (%)

Sexual IPV

p-value

No

Yes

Age group

 15–24

6660 (34.2)

93.1

6.9

0.722

 25–49

16,937 (65.8)

92.6

7.4

Women education

 No education

6733 (26.7)

88.9

11.1

< 0.001

 Primary

3279 (12.8)

90.2

9.8

 Secondary

10,964 (47.5)

94.3

5.7

 Higher

2621 (13.1)

97.4

2.6

Residence

 Urban

6240 (30.6)

95.4

4.6

< 0.001

 Rural

17,357 (69.4)

91.6

8.4

Caste

 Schedule caste & Tribes

9581 (31.3)

90.5

9.5

< 0.001

 Others caste

14,016 (68.6)

93.8

6.2

Religion

 Hindu

17,585 (80.9)

92.8

7.2

< 0.006

 Muslim

3024 (14.1)

92.3

7.7

 Others

2988 (5.0)

94.2

5.8

Wealth

 Poorer

5842 (22.7)

87.1

13.0

< 0.001

 Poor

5271 (20.4)

92.1

7.9

 Middle

4769 (20.2)

93.4

6.6

 Richer

4100 (18.8)

94.9

5.1

 Richest

3615 (17.4)

97.8

2.2

Contraception usage

 Not using

13,150 (55.5)

92.7

7.2

< 0.295

 Using

10,447 (44.5)

92.7

7.2

Age at first sex

  < 18 years

7517 (35.0)

90.5

9.5

< 0.001

  ≥18 years

15,259 (65.0)

94.1

5.9

Age at first marriage

  < 18 years

7873 (36.2)

90.5

9.4

< 0.001

  ≥18 years

15,434 (63.9)

94.1

5.8

Bank account

 No

11,849 (50.4)

91.5

8.4

< 0.001

 Yes

11,748 (49.6)

93.9

6.0

Mobile phone

 No

11,778 (49.5)

91.4

8.5

< 0.001

 Yes

11,819 (50.5)

94.0

5.9

Total

23,597

21,961 (92.7)

1636 (6.9)