Socio-demographic variables

Lifetime IPV

χ2#

p

Yes

No

Age group

n (%)

n (%)

≤25

3 (2.6)

7 (12.3)

7.499

0.112

26 - 30

21 (17.9)

11 (19.3)

31 - 35

23 (19.7)

11 (19.3)

36 - 40

40 (34.2)

14 (24.6)

>40

30 (25.6)

14 (24.6)

Ethnicity

Hausa/Fulani

14 (12.0)

14 (24.6)

5.064

0.281

Yoruba

5 (4.3)

1 (1.8)

Igbo

4 (3.4)

2 (3.5)

Plateau indigene

77 (65.8)

32 (56.1)

Others

17 (14.5)

8 (14.0)

Religion

Christianity

106 (90.6)

35 (61.4)

21.256

0.001

Islam

11 (9.4)

22 (38.6)

Educational Status

Non-formal

8 (6.8)

8 (14.0)

3.798

0.284

Primary

40 (34.2)

15 (26.3)

Secondary

40 (34.2)

18 (31.6)

Tertiary

30 (24.8)

16 (28.1)

Marital status

Single

14 (12.0)

7 (12.3)

9.285

0.026

Married

57 (48.7)

37 (64.9)

Divorced

24 (20.5)

2 (3.5)

Widowed

22 (18.7)

11 (19.3)

Type of marriage

Monogamous

78 (77.2)

38 (79.2)

0.071

0.790

Polygamous

23 (22.8)

10 (20.8)

Number of children

0

2 (2.0)

1 (2.4)

10.003

0.019

1 - 2

54 (53.5)

19 (45.2)

3 - 4

31 (30.7)

22 (52.4)

>4

14 (13.9)

0 (0.0)

Socio-economic class

Upper

25 (21.4)

16 (28.1)

0.956

0.328

Lower

92 (78.6)

41 (71.9)

Place of Residence

Urban

82 (70.7)

41 (71.9)

0.029

0.866

Rural

34 (29.3)

16 (28.1)