Variable

Presence of violence (n/%)

Odds ratio (CI 95%)

P value

Yes (n = 130)

No (n = 101)

History of sexual assault on victim as a child

33 (25.4)

11 (10.9)

2.784 (1.328 - 5.835)

0.005

Experience of violence by participant’s mother

19 (14.6)

12 (11.9)

0.023 (0.015 - 1.236)

0.167

Presence of HIV

6 (4.6)

6 (6.0)

0.766 (0.240 - 2.451)

0.653

Age of partner (years)

10 - 19

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

/

1.000

20 - 29

50 (38.5)

25 (24.8)

1.9 (1.07 - 3.37)

0.027

30 - 39

55 (42.3)

60 (59.4)

0.5 (0.3 - 0.85)

0.010

40 - 49

22 (16.9)

13 (12.9)

1.38 (0.66 - 2.9)

0.394

50 - 59

2 (1.5)

2 (1.9)

0.77 (0.12 - 5.59)

1.000

60 - 69

0 (0.0)

1 (0.9)

/

0.438

Age difference between spouses (years)

Female older

1 (0.8)

2 (1.9)

0.38 (0.03 - 4.29)

0.582

<2

24 (18.5)

14 (13.9)

1.41 (0.69 - 2.88)

0.350

3 - 5

46 (35.4)

40 (39.6)

0.84 (0.48 - 1.42)

0.511

6 - 10

40 (30.8)

34 (33.7)

0.88 (0.5 - 1.53)

0.640

>10

19 (14.6)

11 (10.9)

1.4 (0.63 - 3.09)

0.404

Educational level of partner

None

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

/

1.000

Primary

27 (20.8)

7 (6.9)

3.52 (1.46 - 8.46)

0.003

Secondary

50 (38.5)

41 (40.6)

0.91 (0.54 - 1.56)

0.742

University

52 (40.0)

53 (52.5)

0.6 (0.36 - 1.02)

0.059

Smoking partner

11 (8.5)

5 (5.0)

0.02 (0.02 - 1.24)

0.297

Alcoholic partner

30 (23.1)

12 (11.9)

0.77 (0.24 - 2.45)

0.029