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Table 5 Factors associated with intimate partner physical violence among pregnant women attending antenatal care services in public health facilities in Shire Endaselassie town, northern Ethiopia, 2015

From: Factors associated with intimate partner physical violence among women attending antenatal care in Shire Endaselassie town, Tigray, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study, July 2015

Variables

IPPV during pregnancy

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age at marriage

  < 18

72

88

13.47[7.34,24.72]

4.42[2.07, 9.42]***

  ≥ 18

15

247

1

1

Gravidity

    

 Primi gravid

9

83

  

 Multi gravid

78

252

2.85[1.37,5.94]

1.58[0.23,1.72]

Women’s Educational status

 No formal education

68

126

13.6[5.3,34.88]

3.40[1.11,10.42]*

 Elementary

14

84

4.16[1.44,12]

3.05[0.88,10.55]

 High school & above

5

125

1

1

Women’s occupation

 House wife

77

179

6.7[3.36,13.42]

1.06[0.41,2.75]

 Private & Gov’t Employed

10

156

1

1

Residence

 Rural

55

60

7.85[4.70,13.21]

2.63[1.24,5.58]**

 Urban

32

275

1

1

Intimate partner’s age

 20–34

18

157

1

1

 35–44

47

135

3.04[1.68,5.48]

1.01[0.39,2.44]

  ≥ 45

22

43

4.46[2.20,9.06]

1.02[0.32,3.00

Intimate partner education

 No formal education

59

59

15.54[7.66,31.57]

2.78[1.10,7.08]*

 Elementary

17

105

2.51[1.14,5.57]

1.86[0.69,4.97]

 High school & above

11

171

1

1

Intimate partner alcohol use

 User

76

66

10.71[1.16,18.63]

3.80[1.85,7.82]***

 None user

21

259

1

1

Childhood PV

 Experienced

59

45

13.58[7.85,23.50]

3.94[2.26,10.81]

 Not experienced

28

290

1

1

Women’s Attitude towards IPPV

 Positive attitude

40

40

6.27[3.67,10.72]

1.07[0.21, 1.00]

 Negative attitude

47

295

1

1

  1. *** p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05