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 |