Table 2 Characteristics of the study variables in Eastern SSA countries from 2014–2017
Variables | Unweighted (n = 33,640) %) | Weighted (n = 30,715) %) * |
|---|---|---|
IPV factors | Â | Â |
Any type IPV experience | ||
Yes | 15,637(46.5) | 14,737(48) |
Physical violence | Â | Â |
Yes | 11,911(35.4) | 11,218(36.5) |
Sexual violence (n = 33,637) |  |  |
Yes | 5,643(16.8) | 5,384(18) |
Emotional violence | Â | Â |
Yes | 10,408 (30.9 | 9,879(32.2) |
Community level factors | ||
Country | Â | Â |
Burundi | 7,366 (21.9) | 6,558(21.4) |
Ethiopia | 4,720(14.0) | 4,469(14.6) |
Kenya | 4,515(13.4) | 4,018(13.1) |
Rwanda | 1,906(5.7) | 1,689(5.5) |
Uganda | 7,536(22.4) | 6,879(22.4) |
Tanzania | 7,597(22.6) | 7,101(23.1) |
Place of residence | Â | Â |
Urban | 8,056(23.9) | 7313(23.8) |
Rural | 25,584(76.1) | 23,402(76.2) |
Household factors | Â | Â |
Head of household | Â | Â |
Male | 24,901(74) | 22,826(74.3) |
Female | 8,739 (26%) | 7,889 (25.7) |
Household Wealth Index | Â | Â |
Rich | 12,887(38.3) | 11,890(40.7) |
Middle | 6,228(18.5) | 5,974(19.5) |
Poor | 14,525(43.2) | 12,851(39.8) |
Use of any of communications | Â | Â |
Yes | 22,393(66.6) | 20,815(67.8) |
No | 11,247(33.4) | 9,900(32.2) |
Decision-making power (n = 33,612) |  |  |
Full decision | 1,534(4.6) | 1,384 (4.5) |
Considerable | 4,349 (12.9) | 3,866(12.6) |
No power | 27,729(82.5) | 25,465(82,8) |
Woman reported acceptance of violence (n = 33,627) |  |  |
Not Justified | 14,916(44.4) | 13,200 (43.7) |
Justified | 18,711(55.6) | 17,515(56.3) |
Women’s demographic factors |  |  |
Woman’s age |  |  |
15–24 | 7,669(22.8) | 6,803(22.2) |
25–34 | 14,244(42.3) | 12,207(39.7) |
35–49 | 11,727(34.9) | 11,704(38.1) |
Woman’s age at first marriage |  |  |
18–49 years | 20,052(59) | 18,137(59) |
15–18 years | 13,588 (41) | 12,578(41) |
Age at first sexual experience (years) | Â | Â |
< 15 | 4,415(13.1) | 4,151(13.5) |
15–18 | 17,602 (52.3) | 16,622(54.1) |
> 18 | 11,623(34.6) | 9,942 (32.4) |
Woman’s education |  |  |
Secondary and above | 6,220 (18.5) | 5,738 (18.7) |
Primary | 17,532(52.1) | 16,143 (52.6) |
No education | 9,888(29.4) | 8,833(28.7) |
Woman’s employment status (n = 33,637) |  |  |
Working | 25,010 (74.4) | 22,978 (74.8) |
Not working | 8,627(25.6) | 7,735 (25.2) |
Marital status (n = 32,553) |  |  |
Married | 21,371(85.6) | 19,953 (63.7) |
Widowed/divorced | 8,955(27.5) | 8,242 (28.8) |
Separated | 2,227(6.8) | 2,520 (8.5) |
Current marital status | Â | Â |
currently | 28,893 (85.9) | 25,724 (83.8) |
formerly | 4,747 (14.1) | 4,991 (16.2) |
Number of times married (n = 33,630) |  |  |
One | 28,577 (85) | 26,065 (84.9) |
more than one | 5,053(15) | 4,650 (15.1) |
Woman’s religion (n = 25,518) |  |  |
Muslim | 3,845(15.1) | 2,870 (12.4) |
Catholic | 9,022(35.4) | 7,953(34.4) |
Orthodox | 1,810(7.1) | 19,05(8.2) |
Protestant | 6,997 (27.4) | 6,875(29.7) |
Angelica | 2326(9.1) | 2,149(9.3) |
Seventh day | 574(2.3) | 477(2.1) |
Pentecostal | 944(3.7) | 890(3.9) |
Number of children ever born | Â | Â |
0–2 | 12,687(37.7) | 11,060(37.6) |
3–5 | 13,198(39.3) | 12,051(37.7) |
6 or more | 7,755(23.1) | 7,604(24.7) |
Number of living children | Â | Â |
0–2 | 13,936 (41.4) | 13,010 (41.2) |
3–5 | 13,995(41.6) | 12,025(40.3) |
6 or more | 5,709(17) | 5,680 (18.5) |
Knowledge of any type of family planning (FP) method | ||
Modern methods | 33,204(98.7) | 30,507(99.3) |
No method | 436(1.3) | 208(0.7) |
Ever used FP method | Â | Â |
Yes used | 20,250 (60.2) | 19,427 (63.2) |
Never used | 13,390(39.8) | 11,288 (36.8) |
Partner’s Factors |  |  |
Partner’s age |  |  |
15–24 | 1,999(5.9) | 1,758(5.7) |
25–35 | 10,552(31.4) | 8,934(29.1) |
36–50 | 13,171(39.2) | 11,871(38.7) |
> 50 | 7,918(23.5) | 8,152(26.5) |
Partner’s employment status (n = 23,398) |  |  |
Working | 22,339(95.5) | 22,500 (95.8) |
Not working | 1,059(4.5) | 890(4.2) |
Partner’s education (n = 29,541) |  |  |
Secondary and above | 7,310(24.8) | 6616(25) |
Primary | 15,547(52.6) | 17,224(53.4) |
No education | 6,684(22.6) | 5701(21.6) |
Partner consumes alcohol | Â | Â |
No | 18,816 (55.9) | 17,140 (55) |
Yes | 14,823(44.1) | 13,575(45) |
Father physically violent towards her mother (n = 33,639) |  |  |
No | 19,888(59.1) | 17,952 (58.5) |
Yes | 13,746(40.9) | 12,752.41.5) |
Controlling behaviour of partner (n = 33,626) |  |  |
No | 14,016(41.7) | 11,855(39.7) |
Yes | 19,610(58.3) | 18,860(60.3) |
Barriers to woman’s health care |  |  |
Seek permission to visit health services (n = 33,639) |  |  |
Not a big problem | 30,134 (89.6) | 27,237(88.7) |
Big problem | 3,505 (10.4) | 3478(11.3) |
Accessing money to pay health services (n = 33,638) |  |  |
Not a big problem | 15,664(46.6) | 15,000 (47.3) |
Big problem | 17,974(53.4) | 15,715(52.7) |
Travelling long distances to access health services (n = 33,637) |  |  |
Not a big problem | 20,645(61.4) | 17,722 (61.3) |
Big problem | 12,992(38.6) | 12,993(38.7) |
Hesitancy of attending health care alone (n = 33,636) |  |  |
Not a big problem | 25,846(76.8) | 23,381(76.1) |
Big problem | 7,790(23.2) | 7334 (23.9) |