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Table 2 IPV prevalence by individual-, household-, and community-level factors

From: Correlates of intimate partner violence among pregnant and parenting adolescents: a cross-sectional household survey in Blantyre District, Malawi

Variables

Never experienced IPV Freq (%)

Ever Experienced IPV Freq (%)

Age

 13–16

41 (46.7)

47 (53.3)

 17

78 (58.4)

55 (41.6)

 18

122 (61.5)

77 (38.5)

 19

162 (65.2)

87 (34.8)

Marital status

 Married

208 (67.7)

99 (32.3)

 Separated

42 (52.9)

37 (47.1)

 Single

153 (54.2)

130 (45.8)

Ever worked for pay

 No

297 (62.3)

181 (37.7)

 Yes

106 (55.3)

85 (44.7)

Highest level of education

 No education/Primary

274 (62.3)

166 (37.7)

 Secondary

129 (56.4)

100 (43.6)

Ever engage in transaction sex

 No

356 (62.7)

217 (37.3)

 Yes

38 (43.6)

49 (56.4)

Endorsement of wife beating

 Did not endorse wife beating

259 (64.8)

141 (35.2)

 Somewhat endorse beating

73 (63.9)

41 (36.1)

 Endorse beating

71 (45.8)

84 (54.2)

Orphanhood status

 Double orphan

25 (65.1)

14 (34.9)

 Single orphan

102 (56.3)

79 (43.7)

 Non-orphan

276 (61.4)

173 (38.6)

Living with both parents

 Not living with both parents

214 (62.9)

127 (37.1)

 Living with one parent

102 (57.9)

74 (42.1)

 Living with both parents

87 (57.1)

65 (42.9)

Belong to a social group

 No

257 (63.6)

147 (36.4)

 Yes

146 (55.2)

119 (44.8)

Parental support

 Good

271 (63.7)

154 (36.3)

 Fair

70 (51.6)

66 (48.4)

 Poor

21 (63.0)

12 (37.0)

 No support

41 (55.1)

34 (44.9)

Partner support

 Good

277 (66.8)

138 (33.2)

 Fair

51 (47.4)

57 (52.6)

 Poor

21 (43.3)

27 (56.7)

 No support

54 (55.0)

44 (45.0)

Residence

 Rural

165 (60)

110 (40.0)

 Urban

238 (60.4)

156 (39.6)

Safety net in the community (mean)

403 (5.49)

266 (5.06)

Neighborhood safety

403 (3.99)

266 (4.23)

  1. Note: Mean was computed for safety net in the community and neighborhood safety. Only one participant had no formal education and was coded with primary education