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Table 6 Univariate logistic regression model to assess predictors of an increase in experiencing or perpetrating intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA)

From: Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries

Predictors

Any increase in experiencing IPVA

Any increase in perpetrating IPVA

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age (n = 3707*/3455†)

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

0.364

0.99 (0.99, 1.00)

0.003

Ethnicity (n = 3283/3035)

 Black/ African American

0.27 (0.08, 0.93)

0.059

0.96 (0.42, 2.19)

0.282

 Asian

0.33 (0.09, 1.13)

0.86 (0.29, 2.51)

 Hispanic/Latino

0.93 (0.51, 1.69)

0.78 (0.43, 1.42)

 Mixed

1.17 (0.82, 1.65)

1.50 (1.06, 2.12)

 Other

0.88 (0.47, 1.65)

0.92 (0.48, 1.77)

 White (ref)

  

K6 total score (n = 3600*/3370†)

1.08 (1.07, 1.09)

< 0.001

1.08 (1.07, 1.10)

< 0.001

Relationship groups (n = 3700*/3451†)

 Women partnered w/women

1.09 (0.68, 1.73)

0.912

1.31 (0.82, 2.10)

0.141

 Women partnered w/men

0.98 (0.85, 1.12)

1.04 (0.90, 1.21)

 Men partnered w/men

1.01 (0.69, 1.47)

0.97 (0.65, 1.44)

 Non-binary

1.29 (0.71, 2.34)

2.05 (1.14, 3.70)

 Men partnered w/women (ref)

  

Displaced due to the COVID-19 (n = 3421*/3170†)

 No, I relocated voluntarily

1.11 (0.80, 1.53)

0.591

1.38 (0.98, 1.92)

0.062

 No, I am stranded

1.62 (0.75, 3.51)

2.26 (0.95, 5.38)

 No, situation unrelated to

0.94 (0.57, 1.55)

1.24 (0.77, 2.00)

 COVID-19

  

 Yes (ref)

  

Live with children (n = 3412*/3190†)

 Yes

1.27 (1.10, 1.46)

0.001

1.12 (0.97, 1.30)

0.123

 No (ref)

  

Area of residence (n = 3420*/3172†)

 Rural area

0.94 (0.69, 1.27)-

0.465

0.63 (0.44, 0.91)

0.003

 Regional area

0.90 (0.77, 1.07)

0.80 (0.67, 0.95)

 Urban area (ref)

  

Change in expenditure (n = 3674*/3428†)

 I/we have more now

0.84 (0.70, 1.01)

0.002

1.14 (0.95, 1.37)

< 0.001

 I/we have less now

1.18 (1.01, 1.36)

1.51 (1.29, 1.77)

 No change (ref)

 

–

Financial strain (n = 3685*/3443†)

 Very difficult

1.60 (1.08, 2.39)

< 0.001

1.20 (0.75, 1.93)

 

 Difficult

1.43 (1.08, 1.89)

1.18 (0.87, 1.59)

 

 Somewhat difficult

1.43 (1.18, 1.72)

1.21 (0.99, 1.48)

 

 Not very difficult (ref)

 

–

0.196

Coping with changes related to the pandemic (n = 3697*/3446†)

 Not coping well

4.22 (2.95, 6.05)

< 0.001

4.06 (2.78, 5.93)

< 0.001

 Coping somewhat well

2.11 (1.83, 2.43)

1.98 (1.71, 2.30)

 Coping really well (ref)

 

–

Relationship tension (n = 3704*/3451†)

 A lot of tension

8.74 (6.96, 10.98)

< 0.001

5.91 (4.72, 7.40)

< 0.001

 Some tension

2.17 (1.77, 2.67)

2.25 (1.85, 2.74)

 No tension (ref)

  

Change in alcohol consumption (n = 3542*/3326†)

 Only decreased

1.16 (0.95, 1.42)

< 0.001

1.23 (0.99, 1.51)

< 0.001

 Only increased

1.56 (1.31, 1.86)

1.61 (1.33, 1.94)

 Increased and decreased

1.48 (1.10, 1.98)

1.56 (1.15, 2.10)

 No change (ref)

  
  1. *Number of observations in IPVA victimization model
  2. †Number of observations in IPVA perpetration model