Variable

Sexual violence (n/%)

Odds ratio (CI 95%)

P value

Yes (N = 46)

No (N = 185)

History of sexual assault on victim as a child

19 (41.3)

25 (13.5)

4.5 (2.19 - 9.28)

<0.001

Experience of violence by participant’s mother

6 (13.0)

25 (13.5)

0.96 (0.35 - 2.49)

0.933

Presence of HIV

5 (10.9)

7 (3.8)

3.10 (0.94 - 10.26)

0.063

Age of partner (years)

10 - 19

1 (2.2)

0

/

0.199

20 - 29

16 (34.8))

59

1.14 (0.58 - 2.25)

0.708

30 - 39

18 (39.1)

97

0.58 (0.3 - 1.13)

0.106

40 - 49

10 (21.7)

25

1.78 (0.79 - 4.03)

0.164

50 - 59

1 (2.2)

3

1.35 (0.14 - 13.27)

1.000

60 - 69

0 (0.0)

1

/

1.000

Age difference between spouses (years)

Female older

1 (2.2)

2 (1.1)

2.03 (0.18 - 22.92)

0.488

<2

7 (15.2)

31 (16.8)

0.89 (0.37 - 2.18)

0.801

3 - 5

19 (41.3)

67 (36.2)

1.24 (0.64 - 2.4)

0.523

6 - 10

13 (28.3)

61 (33.0)

0.8 (0.39 - 1.63)

0.540

>10

6 (13.0)

24 (12.9)

1.0 (0.39 - 2.63)

0.990

Educational level of partner

None

1 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

/

0.199

Primary

15 (32.6)

19 (10.3)

4.23 (1.94 - 9.2)

<0.001

Secondary

17 (36.9)

74 (40.0)

0.88 (0.45 - 1.71)

0.705

University

13 (28.3)

92 (49.7)

0.39 (0.19 - 0.81)

0.009

Smoking partner

5 (10.9)

11 (5.9)

1.93 (0.64 - 5.86)

0.325

Alcoholic partner

13 (28.3)

29 (15.7)

2.12 (0.99 - 4.51)

0.048