From: Empowerment, intimate partner violence and skilled birth attendance among women in rural Uganda
 | % of women | Frequency | % SBA | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | Â | Â | Â | 0.449 |
 15–19 | 6.1 | 53 | 64.2 |  |
 20–29 | 52.6 | 451 | 55.9 |  |
 30–39 | 31.5 | 271 | 53.8 |  |
 40–49 | 9.7 | 84 | 47.7 |  |
Region | Â | Â | Â | 0.210 |
 Central | 20.9 | 179 | 63.5 |  |
 Eastern | 29.4 | 252 | 57.6 |  |
 Northern | 22.0 | 189 | 48.9 |  |
 Western | 27.7 | 238 | 50.6 |  |
Wealth Index | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Poorest | 24.2 | 208 | 39.7 |  |
 Poorer | 25.2 | 216 | 50.5 |  |
 Middle | 23.2 | 199 | 54.5 |  |
 Rich | 27.4 | 235 | 72.9 |  |
Women’s Education level |  |  |  | <0.001 |
 None | 18.7 | 160 | 38.7 |  |
 Primary | 63.5 | 544 | 53.5 |  |
 Secondary+ | 17.9 | 153 | 77.3 |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 0.540 |
 Catholic | 43.1 | 369 | 55.2 |  |
 Protestant | 28.1 | 241 | 56.2 |  |
 Muslim | 11.7 | 100 | 59.5 |  |
 Pentecostal and others | 17.2 | 147 | 49.4 |  |
Sex of a household head | Â | Â | Â | 0.370 |
 male | 84.4 | 724 | 54.2 |  |
 female | 15.6 | 134 | 59.2 |  |
Number of children ever born | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 1 | 11.9 | 102 | 77.6 |  |
 2–4 | 42.2 | 362 | 55.3 |  |
 5+ | 45.9 | 394 | 48.9 |  |
Attended ANC four or more times | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 No | 51.2 | 439 | 44.8 |  |
 Yes | 48.8 | 418 | 65.7 |  |
Participates in decision making in any of the four issues | Â | Â | Â | 0.630 |
 No | 15.6 | 134 | 57.9 |  |
 Yes | 84.4 | 724 | 54.4 |  |
Economically empowered - owns house or land or earns cash | Â | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 No | 14.1 | 121 | 70.2 |  |
 Yes | 85.9 | 737 | 52.5 |  |
Access to health facility is a big problem | Â | Â | Â | 0.015 |
 No | 31.5 | 271 | 62.0 |  |
 Yes | 68.5 | 587 | 51.7 |  |
Can refuse sex and ask partner to use condom | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 No | 33.5 | 287 | 46.6 |  |
 Yes | 66.5 | 571 | 59.2 |  |
Experienced intimate partner violence | Â | Â | Â | 0.085 |
 No | 47.1 | 404 | 59.4 |  |
 Yes | 52.9 | 454 | 51.0 |  |
Partner’s age |  |  |  | 0.524 |
 16–29 | 30.9 | 265 | 58.6 |  |
 30–39 | 39.4 | 338 | 53.6 |  |
 40+ | 29.8 | 255 | 53.0 |  |
Partner’s education level |  |  |  | <.001 |
 None | 11.1 | 95 | 33.7 |  |
 Primary | 61.2 | 525 | 50.7 |  |
 Secondary+ | 27.7 | 238 | 72.8 |  |
Partner drinks alcohol | Â | Â | Â | 0.187 |
 No | 52.4 | 449 | 58.2 |  |
 Yes | 47.6 | 408 | 51.4 |  |
Total | 100.0 | 858 | 55.0 | Â |