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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis on the association between sexual autonomy and IPV among women in sub-Saharan Africa

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

Countries

Model I

Model II

OR [95%CI]

aOR [95%CI]

All countries

1.38*** [1.31–1.44]

1.28*** [1.22–1.35]

Central Africa

 Angola

1.64*** [1.46–1.83]

1.65*** [1.45–1.86]

 Cameroon

1.51*** [1.29–1.76]

1.24* [1.05–1.46]

 Chad

2.09*** [1.73–2.51]

1.89*** [1.55–2.30]

 Congo DR

1.10 [0.96–1.25]

1.09 [0.95–1.23]

 Gabon

1.97*** [1.54–2.53]

1.84*** [1.42–2.39]

West Africa

 Burkina Faso

1.14* [1.01–1.28]

1.09 [0.97–1.23]

 Cote d’lvoire

1.66*** [1.44–1.91]

1.61*** [1.39–1.87]

 Gambia

1.54*** [1.31–1.81]

1.58*** [1.33–1.87]

 Mali

1.26** [1.09–1.46]

1.19* [1.02–1.39]

 Nigeria

1.14** [1.04–1.26]

1.17** [1.05–1.31]

 Sierra Leone

1.14 [0.99–1.32]

1.03 [0.88–1.19]

 Togo

0.84* [0.73–0.98]

0.95 [0.81–1.11]

East Africa

 Burundi

0.78*** [0.69–0.88]

0.83** [0.73–0.94]

 Comoros

1.54* [1.11–2.16]

1.49* [1.06–2.10]

 Ethiopia

0.98 [0.85–1.12]

1.06 [0.92–1.23]

 Kenya

1.63*** [1.37–1.96]

1.57*** [1.29–1.91]

 Mozambique

1.15 [0.88–1.49]

0.83 [0.63–1.11]

 Rwanda

0.80 [0.52–1.21]

0.82 [0.53–1.27]

 Uganda

0.74** [0.61–0.89]

0.86 [0.70–1.04]

Southern Africa

 Malawi

1.13 [0.97–1.33]

1.15 [0.98–1.35]

 Namibia

0.43* [0.21–0.87]

0.55 [0.26–1.14]

 South Africa

1.94*** [1.38–2.72]

1.88*** [1.32–2.66]

 Zambia

1.20** [1.06–1.36]

1.28*** [1.13–1.45]

 Zimbabwe

1.15 [0.97–1.36]

1.17 [0.99–1.39]

  1. Model1: unadjusted model examining the independent association between sexual autonomy and IPV; Model II: adjusted for age, wealth, educational level, place of residence, marital status, current working status, and media exposure); OR is the odds ratio, aOR is the adjusted odds ratio. Reference categories were no intimate partner violence
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. ***p < 0.001