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Table 3 Weighted proportions (95% CI) of help seeking by individual and partner level characteristics among women aged 15–49 years, EDHS 2016

From: Geographic variation and determinants of help seeking behaviour among married women subjected to intimate partner violence: evidence from national population survey

Characteristics

Options

Frequency

Help Seeking Prevalence % [95% CI]

P-Value

Physical violence

No

461

9.0[5.15,15.5]

0.002

Yes

962

21.6[17.17,26.83]

Sexual violence

No

1065

19.1 [14.46,24.86]

0.681

Yes

358

20.8 [14.8,28.49]

Emotional violence

No

370

9.8[6.47,14.76]

< 0.001

Yes

1053

25.2 [19.8,31.49]

Women factors

 Age (Years)

15–24

295

10.0 [6.156,15.70]

0.003

25–34

610

24.3[18.4,31.25]

35–49

518

20.5 [14.97,27.41]

 Women education

Secondary and above

839

34.4[21.08,50.72]

0.030

Primary

413

15.1[10.75,20.81]

No education

171

20.0[14.88,26.27]

 Women religion

Muslim

510

18.2[11.73,27.16]

0.510

Orthodox

589

22.2[16.38,29.34]

Other (Catholic/traditional)

324

17.8[12.02,24.2]

 Women working status

working

567

21.6[16.7,27.53]

0.460

Not working

856

18.7[13.72,25.12]

 Women’s age at first marriage (years)

18 and above

541

17.2[12.63,22.93]

0.190

< 18

882

21.2[16.51,26.59]

 Number of union/partner women have

One

1145

20.12 [15.56,25.62]

0.710

More than One

278

18.5[12.3,26.81]

 Current marital status

Currently married

1190

18.2[14.19,22.94]

0.041

Formerly married

233

27.4[19.05,37.62]

 Woman ever drank alcohol

No

886

17.6[13.15,23.08]

0.180

Yes

537

23.3[16.81,30.93]

 Access to communication media

Yes

395

23.5[15.91,33.22]

0.020

No

1028

18.7[14.11,24.27]

Partners variables

 Age of partner (years)

15–24

36

10[2.845,28.72]

0.003

25–35

313

11.2[7.336,16.8]

36–50

441

22.9[16.52,30.95]

50+

333

25.4[19.12,32.8]

 Duration of marriage (years)

0–4

221

10.4[5.827,17.99]

0.008

5–9

277

15.3[9.852,23.1]

10 and above

925

23.5[18.21,29.79]

 Partner education

Secondary and above

541

13.2[6.78,24.04]

0.230

Primary

506

15.7 [11.49,20.98]

No Education

376

20.9 [14.66,28.89]

 Husband working status

employed

1084

17.1[13.23,21.85]

0.015

unemployed

339

27.8[19.71,37.74]

 Number of children

0–2

198

15.5[11.03,21.34]

0.263

3 to 5

427

21.2[15.84,27.88]

5+

553

23.3[14.8,34.65]

 Husband has controlling behaviour

No

334

10.5[6.274,17.13]

0.005

Yes

1089

22.1[17.49,27.47]

 History of woman’s father being physically violent towards her mother

No

803

18[14.05,22.82]

0.301

Yes

620

21.7 [15.8,28.94]

 Partner drank alcohol

No

856

15.4[10.33,22.39]

0.017

Yes

567

25.2[20.33,30.88]