Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants by IPV experience
Variables | Never experienced IPV Freq (%) | Ever experienced IPV Freq (%) | All participants Freq (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest level of education | |||
 No education/Primary | 274 (67.6) | 166 (62.1) | 440 (65.8) |
 Secondary | 129 (32.4) | 100 (37.9) | 229 (34.2) |
Age | |||
 13–16 | 41 (10.3) | 47 (17.8) | 87 (13.8) |
 17 | 78 (19.2) | 55 (20.8) | 133 (19.9) |
 18 | 122 (30.4) | 77 (28.9) | 199 (29.8) |
 19 | 162 (40.1) | 87 (32.5) | 249 (37.1) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 208 (51.5) | 99 (37.2) | 307 (45.8) |
 Separated | 42 (10.4) | 37 (14.0) | 79 (11.8) |
 Single | 153 (38.1) | 130 (48.8) | 283 (42.3) |
Ever worked for pay | |||
 Yes | 106 (26.4) | 85 (32.3) | 191 (28.7) |
 No | 297 (73.6) | 181 (67.7) | 478 (71.3) |
Orphanhood status | |||
 Double orphan | 25 (6.2) | 14 (5.1) | 39 (5.8) |
 Single orphan | 102 (25.3) | 79 (29.8) | 181 (27.1) |
 Non-orphan | 276 (68.5) | 173 (65.1) | 449 (67.1) |
Living with both parents | |||
 Not living with both parents | 214 (53.1) | 127 (47.5) | 341 (50.9) |
 Living with one parent | 102 (21.3) | 74 (27.8) | 176 (26.3) |
 Living with both parents | 87 (21.6) | 65 (24.6) | 152 (22.8) |
Residence | |||
 Rural | 165 (38.0) | 110 (38.4) | 275 (38.2) |
 Urban | 238 (62.0) | 156 (61.6) | 394 (61.8) |
Parental support | |||
 Good | 271 (67.0) | 154 (57.7) | 425 (63.3) |
 Fair | 70 (17.6) | 66 (25.0) | 136 (20.6) |
 Poor | 21 (5.2) | 12 (4.6) | 33 (4.9) |
 No support | 41 (10.3) | 34 (12.7) | 75 (11.2) |
Partner support | |||
 Good | 277 (68.7) | 138 (51.7) | 415 (61.9) |
 Fair | 51 (12.9) | 57 (21.7) | 108 (16.4) |
 Poor | 21 (5.1) | 27 (10.2) | 48 (7.2) |
 No support | 54 (13.3) | 44 (16.5) | 98 (14.5) |
Endorse wife-beating | |||
 Did not endorse | 259 (64.5) | 141 (53.2) | 400 (60.0) |
 Somewhat endorses | 73 (18.0) | 41 (15.4) | 114 (17.0) |
 Endorses | 71 (17.5) | 84 (31.4) | 155 (23.0) |
Ever engage in transaction sex | |||
 Yes | 38 (9.4) | 49 (18.4) | 87 (13.0) |
 No | 365 (90.6) | 217 (81.6) | 582 (87.0) |
Belong to social group | |||
 No | 257 (63.6) | 55.3 (60.3) | 404.0 (60.3) |
 Yes | 146 (35.4) | 119 (44.7) | 265.0 (39.7) |
Safety net in the community (mean) | 403 (5.49) | 266 (5.06) | 669 (5.32) |
Neighborhood safety | 403 (3.99) | 266 (4.23) | 669 (4.08) |