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Table 2 Distribution of IPV across sexual autonomy and covariates among women in SSA

From: Intimate partner violence against married and cohabiting women in sub-Saharan Africa: does sexual autonomy matter?

Variable

Weighted N

Weighted %

IPV

No (%)

Yes (%)

p-value

Sexual autonomy

< 0.001

 No

26,933

27.0

66.9

33.1

 

 Yes

72,836

73.0

59.5

40.5

 

Maternal age

< 0.001

 15–19

6262

6.3

70.5

29.5

 

 20–24

17,445

17.5

61.9

38.1

 

 25–29

21,402

21.4

60.2

39.8

 

 30–34

19,243

19.3

60.4

39.6

 

 35–39

15,723

15.8

59.7

40.3

 

 40–44

11,360

11.4

62.4

37.6

 

 45–49

8335

8.3

61.4

38.6

 

Maternal educational level

< 0.001

 No education

37,040

37.1

66.0

34.0

 

 Primary

32,600

32.7

55.7

44.3

 

 Secondary

25,456

25.5

62.2

37.8

 

 Higher

4673

4.7

   

Marital status

< 0.001

 Married

77,973

78.2

63.1

36.9

 

 Cohabiting

21,796

21.8

55.6

44.4

 

Current working status

< 0.001

 No

33,187

33.3

65.9

34.1

 

 Yes

66,582

66.7

59.3

40.7

 

Exposed to mass media

0.111

 No

33,093

33.2

60.9

39.1

 

 Yes

66,676

66.8

61.8

38.2

 

Wealth index

< 0.001

 Poorest

19,051

19.1

59.2

40.8

 

 Poorer

20,314

20.3

59.1

40.9

 

 Middle

20,145

20.2

60.8

39.2

 

 Richer

20,224

20.3

61.6

38.4

 

 Richest

20,036

20.1

66.7

33.3

 

Place of residence

0.051

 Urban

35,731

35.8

62.3

37.7

 

 Rural

64,038

64.2

61.0

39.0

 
  1. SD standard deviation