Variable | Psychological violence (n/%) | Odds ratio (CI 95%) | P value | ||
Yes (N = 109) | No (N = 122) | ||||
History of sexual assault on victim as a child | 30 (27.5) | 14 (11.5) | 2.93 (1.46 - 5.89) | 0.002 | |
Experience of violence by participant’s mother | 17 (15.6) | 14 (11.5) | 1.43 (0.67 - 3.05) | 0.358 | |
Presence of HIV | 4 (3.7) | 8 (6.6) | 0.53 (0.16 - 1.86) | 0.330 | |
Age of partner (years) | 10 - 19 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | / | 1.000 |
20 - 29 | 41 (37.6) | 34 (27.9) | 1.56 (0.9 - 2.72) | 0.114 | |
30 - 39 | 46 (42.2) | 69 (56.6) | 0.56 (0.33 - 0.95) | 0.029 | |
40 - 49 | 20 (18.3) | 15 (12.3) | 1.6 (0.77 - 3.31) | 0.200 | |
50 - 59 | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.6) | 1.12 (0.16 - 8.1) | 1.000 | |
60 - 69 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | / | 1.000 | |
Age difference between spouses (years) | Female older | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.6) | 0.56 (0.05 - 6.21) | 1.000 |
<2 | 21 (19.3) | 17 (13.9) | 1.47 (0.73 - 2.97) | 0.275 | |
3 - 5 | 37 (33.9) | 49 (40.2) | 0.77 (0.45 - 1.31) | 0.329 | |
6 - 10 | 33 (30.3) | 41 (33.6) | 0.86 (0.49 - 1.49) | 0.588 | |
>10 | 17 (15.6) | 13 (10.7) | 1.55 (0.72 - 3.36) | 0.265 | |
Educational level of partner | None | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | / | 0.472 |
| Primary | 23 (21.1) | 11 (9.0) | 2.69 (1.25 - 5.84) | 0.010 |
| Secondary | 42 (38.5) | 49 (40.2) | 0.93 (0.55 - 1.59) | 0.800 |
| University | 43 (39.4) | 62 (50.8) | 0.63 (0.37 - 1.06) | 0.083 |
Smoking partner | 10 (9.2) | 6 (4.9) | 1.95 (0.69 - 5.56) | 0.203 | |
Alcoholic partner | 27 (24.8) | 15 (12.3) | 2.35 (1.17 - 4.7) | 0.014 |