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Table 3 Logistic regression estimates for empowerment indicators with physical and sexual violence among young men and women, (n = 578)

From: Effect of physical mobility, decision making and economic empowerment on gender-based violence among married youth in India-SAWERA project

Variables

Physical violence

AOR (95% CI)

Sexual violence

AOR (95% CI)

Men

Women

Men

Women

Empowerment indicators

  Mobility

 No

4.00(0.28,58.01)

1.33(0.61,2.89)

0.94(0.08,10.94)

0.49*(0.26,0.92)

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Decision making power

 No

4.96(0.32,76.37)

2.12*(1.01,4.43)

0.74(0.11,5.2)

1.96*(1.02,3.77)

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Economic resource

 No

2.31(0.36,14.81)

1.80(0.66,4.9)

1.15(0.25,5.35)

0.19*(0.09,0.39)

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Respondent characteristics

Age of the respondent in years

1.24(0.61,2.52)

1.08(0.9,1.3)

1.03(0.69,1.55)

0.99(0.85,1.16)

Educational status of respondent

 Not educated/Primary completed

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Secondary completed

1.53(0.02,121.44)

1.04(0.3,3.69)

0.57(0.04,7.4)

0.43(0.17,1.1)

 Senior secondary completed

1.05(0.01,108.85)

0.58(0.11,3.19)

0.21(0.01,4.96)

0.85(0.25,2.89)

 Graduate and above

1.60(0.02,114.6)

1.14(0.5,2.57)

1.52(0.17,13.9)

0.52(0.24,1.12)

Working status of the respondent

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

2.7(0.24,30.05)

0.87(0.27,2.75)

4.26(0.66,27.7)

0.93(0.39,2.22)

Alcohol consumption by respondent

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

0.56(0.04,7.19)

2(0.18,21.82)

0.25(0.03,1.92)

0.52(0.06,4.56)

Ever had children

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

2.22(0.5,9.82)

1.01(0.48,2.11)

1.94(0.53,7.11)

2.09*(1.06,4.1)

Spousal characteristics

Spousal age gap in years

1.14(0.73,1.79)

1.01(0.89,1.15)

1.44*(1.05,1.98)

1.01(0.9,1.12)

Spouse controlling behaviour

 No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Yes

5.02(0.67,37.82)

3.79*(1.75,8.19)

47.24*(8.12,274.92)

4.03*(2.09,7.79)

Educational status of spouse

 Not educated/Primary completed

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Secondary completed

1.93(0.24,15.46)

0.84(0.31,2.29)

0.75(0.12,4.76)

0.73(0.32,1.63)

 Senior secondary completed

0.92(0.06,14.15)

1.44(0.32,6.43)

2.23(0.32,15.53)

0.9(0.27,3.04)

 Graduate and above

1.82(0.09,35.84)

0.52(0.1,2.67)

0.58(0.04,9.24)

0.32(0.09,1.12)

Working status of Spouse

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

3.57(0.49,26.04)

0.65(0.32,1.31)

0.68(0.13,3.61)

0.79(0.41,1.52)

Alcohol consumption by Spouse

 Yes

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 No

0.01*(0,0.52)

0.20*(0.06,0.6)

1.31(0.04,42.56)

1.14(0.42,3.06)

Household characteristics

Religion

 Hinduism

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Others

0.33(0.02,5.69)

2.32*(1.07,5.03)

0.92(0.13,6.8)

0.97(0.46,2.03)

Caste

 Non-SC/ST

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 SC/ST

1.55(0.23,10.55)

1.27(0.51,3.12)

3.3(0.61,17.86)

1.02(0.5,2.1)

Income (INR)

1.01(0.97,1.06)

1.03(0.99,1.005)

1.00(0.90,1.09)

1.04(0.89,1.12)

Below poverty line status

 No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Yes

14.08(0.85,234.24)

1.51(0.69,3.30)

1.42(0.24,8.45)

1.43(0.67,3.06)

Family structure

 Nuclear

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Joint or extended

0.68(0.04,11.53)

0.52(0.26,1.07)

5.46(0.68,43.59)

1.03(0.54,1.95)

Districts

 Baharaich

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Jaipur

62.18*(1.48,2610.33)

0.31*(0.1,0.99)

7.50(0.75,74.64)

1.85(0.76,4.51)

  1. Ref Reference
  2. *if 0.05, the analysis was adjusted for respondents’, spousal and household characteristics