Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of women of reproductive age, ENDES 2019 (N = 14,256)

Age

15–28

3567(25%)

23.92-26.16%

29–35

4700(33%)

31.54-34.43%

36–49

5989(42%)

40.48-43.56%

Education level

No Education/Primary

3087(21.7%)

20.54-22.81%

Secondary

6178(43.3%)

41.84-44.84%

Higher education

4991(35%)

33.47-36.58%

Marital Status

Married

4981(34.9%)

33.39-36.52%

Cohabiting

9275(65.1%)

63.48-66.61%

Economic level

Very Poor/Poor

6252(43.9%)

42.35-45.37%

Medium

3032(21.3%)

20.01-22.58%

Rich/Very rich

4972(34.9%)

33.28-36.5%

Currently working

Not

5268(37%)

35.55-38.38%

Yes

8988(63%)

61.62-64.45%

Area of residence

Coast

8412(59%)

57.57-60.43%

Highlands

3648(25.6%)

24.3-26.93%

Jungle

2195(15.4%)

14.44-16.41%

Place of origin

Urban

10,980(77%)

76.09-77.92%

Rural

3276(23%)

22.08-23.91%

Health Insurance

Not

3064(21.5%)

20.2-22.85%

Yes

11,192(78.5%)

77.15-79.8%

Differences in educational level

Both with the same level

9242(64.8%)

63.3-66.32%

Women with a higher level

1988(13.9%)

12.91-15.05%

Men with a higher level

3026(21.2%)

20.06-22.44%

Number of children

None

1113(7.81%)

6.78-8.97%

1–2 Children

8047(56.4%)

54.87-58.01%

3–4 or more children

3996(28%)

26.74-29.35%

5 or more

1100(7.72%)

7.09-8.39%

Age of start of cohabitation

≤ 18 years old

4998(35.1%)

33.72-36.42%

19–21 years old

4388(30.8%)

29.47-32.11%

22 and over

4870(34.2%)

32.64-35.72%

Partner drinks alcohol

Does not drink

3227(22.6%)

21.23-24.11%

Drinks but does not get drunk

2891(20.3%)

18.93-21.7%

Drinks and gets drunk sometimes

7701(54%)

52.36-55.67%

Drinks and gets drunk often

437(3.1%)

2.61-3.6%

Decision making

Joint decision

4948(34.7%)

33.22-36.23%

Woman’s predominant decision

7448(52.2%)

50.67-53.81%

Man’s predominant decision

847(5.94%)

5.32-6.62%

Split decision

1013(7.11%)

6.37-7.93%

Couple communication

Not

678(4.76%)

4.15-5.46%

Yes

13,578(95.2%)

94.54-95.85%

Respect by the partner

Not

586(4.11%)

3.53-4.78%

Yes

13,670(95.9%)

95.22-96.47%

Psychological Violence

Not

7523(52.8%)

51.24-54.3%

Yes

6733(47.2%)

45.7-48.76%

Physical Violence

Not

10,750(75.4%)

74.13-76.64%

Yes

3506(24.6%)

23.36-25.87%

Sexual Violence

Not

13,637(95.7%)

95.05-96.19%

Yes

619(4.34%)

3.81-4.95%

Global Violence

Not

6915(48.5%)

47.03-49.99%

Yes

7341(51.5%)

50.01-52.97%

Parental aggression

Not

13,375(93.9%)

93.02-94.65%

Yes

871(6.11%)

5.35-6.98%

Witnessing of violence

Not

8218(57.6%)

56.1-59.18%

Yes

6038(42.4%)

40.82-43.9%

Help Seeking*

No

2007(56.32%)

53.3-59.16%

Yes

1561(43.8%)

40.84-46.72%