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Table 5 Multivariable analysis of help seeking fitted by four level covariates among married women aged 15–49 years after experienced IPV, EDHS 2016

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

Help Seeking factors

Option

COR

AOR

[95% CI]

P-value

Physical violence

No

1.00

1.00

  

Yes

2.76[1.42; 5.41]

3.22

[1.12, 9.20]

0.029*

Sexual Violence

No

1.00

1.00

  

Yes

1.12[0.66; 1.87]

1.36

[0.75, 2.44

0.307

Emotional violence

No

1.00

1.00

  

Yes

3.11[1.76; 5.36]

1.96

[0.92, 4.20]

0.082

Maternal education

No education

1.00

1.00

  

Primary

0.71[0.18; 0.43]

0.16

[0.03, 0.82]

0.026*

Secondary and above

2.10[0.06; 0.98]

0.21

[0.04,1.21]

0.080

Women drink alcohol

No

1.00

1.00

  

Yes

1.42[0.83; 2.34]

0.98

[0.43, 2.21]

0.952

Having access any means of communication

Yes

1.00

1.00

  

No

0.75[0.41; 1.37]

1.62

[0.61,4.26]

0.329

Age of partner

15–24

1.00

1.00

  

25–35

0.1.2 [0.29; 4.67]

0.51

[0.12, 2.20]

0.367

36–50

2.7 [0.69; 10.8]

0.91

[0.21, 3.84]

0.894

50+

3.12[0.80; 12.13]

0.75

[0.15, 3.89]

0.736

Number of children

0–2

1.00

1.00

  

3 to 5

1.5[0.84; 2.5]

2.07

[0.94, 4.52]

0.069

5+

1.7[0.84;3.30]

2.21

[0.85, 5.70]

0.103

Husband working status

Employed

1.00

1.00

  

unemployed

1.9[1.12; 3.11]

3.71

[1.29, 10.65]

0.015*

Partner education

Secondary and above

1.00

   

Primary

1.22[0.54; 2.76]

1.96

[0.50, 7.63]

0.331

No Education

1.74[0.75; 4.03]

4.09

[0.96, 17.37]

0.056

Partner’s controlling behaviour

No

1.00

   

Yes

2.4[1.30; 4.51]

3.24

[1.45, 7.22]

0.004*

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

No

1.00

   

Yes

1.3[0.81; 1.95]

1.15

[0.65, 2.05]

0.626

Partner ever drinks alcohol

No

1.00

   

Yes

1.92[1.12; 3.08]

2.45

[1.23, 4.86]

0.011*

Place of residence

Urban

1.00

   

Rural

0.34[0.20; 0.63]

1.67

[0.43, 6.49]

0.456

Region/Geography

Tigray

1.00

   

Afar

0.33[0.08; 1.2]

0.54

[0.06, 4.65]

0.576

Amhara

0.93[0.46; 1.90]

2.68

[0.82, 8.74]

0.101

Oromia

0.840[.38; 1.83]

1.76

[0.53, 5.87]

0.354

Somali

1.56[0.58;4.23]

4.70

[0.98, 22.57]

0.054

Benishangul-Gumuz

0.23[0.07; 0.79]

0.23

[0.02, 2.61]

0.233

SNNP

1.22[0.59; 2.52]

4.16

[1.20, 14.48]

0.025*

Gambella

0.6[0.26; 1.37]

1.71

[0.43, 6.84]

0.444

Harrari

0.44[0.15; 1.23]

1.97

[0.36, 10.88]

0.436

Addis Ababa

2.86[1.25; 6.54]

4.76

[0.84, 26.99]

0.078

Dire Dawa

0.89[0.36; 2.19]

3.02

[0.62, 14.76]

0.172

Wealth index

poor

1.00

   

middle

1.04[0.53; 2.0]

0.75

[0.37, 1.53]

0.430

Rich

2.8[1.41; 5.64]

4.13

[1.29, 13.20]

0.017*

Decision making

Full power

1.00

   

Considerable power

0.83[0.42; 1.54]

1.45

[0.51, 4.17]

0.488

No power

0.62[0.36; 1.04]

0.85

[0.34, 2.15]

0.734

Wife beating

not justified

1.00

   

justified

0.65[0.37; 1.12]

1.07

[0.56, 2.07]

0.836

  1. * Significant covariates at P< 0.05