Table 2 Relationship between selected variables and greater risks and vulnerability to GBV during COVID-19

Yes

No

Sex

0.298 (0.585)

 Female

65.5

34.5

1465

 Male

66.4

33.6

1536

Age

0.665 (0.717)

 18–27

65.2

34.8

1041

 28–37

65.7

34.3

960

 38+

66.9

33.1

1000

Current marital status

1.039 (0.308)

 Currently married

66.7

33.3

1759

 Not currently married

64.9

35.1

1242

Type of residence

3.413 (0.065)

 Rural

67.8

32.2

1309

 Urban

64.5

35.5

1692

Level of education

11.218 (0.024)*

 No education

70.9

29.1

103

 Primary

73.4

26.6

305

 Secondary

65.3

34.7

1158

 Vocational

66.4

33.6

423

 University

63.7

36.3

1012

Currently doing work

0.471 (0.492)

 No

66.8

33.2

1035

 Yes

65.5

34.5

1966

Ever received any information about GBV during COVID-19

6.869 (0.009)**

 No

61.9

38.1

708

 Yes

67.2

32.8

2293

Ever received any information about SRHR during COVID-19

5.110 (0.024)*

 No

63.4

36.6

1109

 Yes

67.4

32.6

1892

Need financial support to prevent GBV during COVID-19

7.084 (0.008)**

 No

67.8

32.2

1788

 Yes

63.2

36.8

1213

Need help to report GBV incident to prevent GBV during COVID-19

5.782 (0.016)*

 No

62.1

37.9

678

 Yes

67.1

32.9

2323

Need crime prevention skills to prevent GBV during COVID-19

3.039 (0.081)

 No

67.1

32.9

1937

 Yes

63.9

36.1

1064

Need psychosocial support to prevent GBV during COVID-19

6.903 (0.009)**

 No

67.4

32.6

2106

 Yes

62.5

37.5

895

Need legal support to prevent GBV during COVID-19

5.013 (0.025)*

 No

67.1

32.9

2190

 Yes

62.8

37.2

811

Need help on insurance claim to prevent GBV during COVID-19

4.081 (0.043)*

 No

66.6

33.4

2640

 Yes

61.2

38.8

361

Need help on medical support to prevent GBV during COVID-19

0.320 (0.571)

 No

66.2

33.8

2195

 Yes

65.1

34.9

806

Need police support to prevent GBV during COVID-19

8.638 (0.003)**

 No

67.6

32.3

2071

 Yes

62.2

37.9

930

Need moral support to prevent GBV during COVID-19

4.197 (0.040)*

 No

67.3

32.7

1893

 Yes

63.6

36.4

1108

Need help on judge prosecutor to prevent GBV during COVID-19

8.016 (0.005)**

 No

66.9

33.1

2607

 Yes

59.6

40.4

394

Need help to protect victim from GBV during COVID-19

4.541 (0.033)*

 No

66.9

33.1

2391

 Yes

62.3

37.7

610

Perception on whether GBV increased during COVID-19 in Uganda

0.391 (0.942)

 Increased

66.2

33.8

2294

 Decreased

65.5

34.5

290

Remained the same

65.1

34.9

249

Do not know

64.3

35.7

168

Total (%)

65.9

34.1

100

Total (N)

1979

1022

3001