Table 1 Demographic characteristics (N = 859)
From: Intimate partner violence and postpartum healthcare access in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Variable | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Postpartum Healthcare | Â |
Did not avoid healthcare | 715 (83.2) |
Avoided healthcare | 144 (16.8) |
Family Planning Access | Â |
Did not experience access issues | 777 (90.5) |
Experienced access issues | 82 (9.6) |
Any Form of IPV | Â |
Never occurred | 549 (63.9) |
Stayed the same or increased during COVID-19 | 209 (24.3) |
Decreased or did not occur during COVID-19 | 101 (11.8) |
Emotional IPV | Â |
Never occurred | 716 (83.4) |
Stayed the same or increased during COVID-19 | 88 (10.2) |
Decreased or did not occur during COVID-19 | 55 (6.4) |
Physical IPV | Â |
Never occurred | 592 (68.9) |
Stayed the same or increased during COVID-19 | 178 (20.7) |
Decreased or did not occur during COVID-19 | 89 (10.4) |
Sexual IPV | Â |
Never occurred | 727 (84.6) |
Stayed the same or increased during COVID-19 | 83 (9.7) |
Decreased or did not occur during COVID-19 | 49 (5.7) |
Marital Status | Â |
Married or partnered | 770 (89.6) |
Widowed or divorced | 89 (10.4) |
Age | Â |
< 25 | 276 (32.1) |
25–29 | 278 (32.4) |
30–34 | 199 (23.2) |
35+ | 106 (12.3) |
Parity | Â |
1 | 198 (23.1) |
2 | 280 (32.6) |
3 | 216 (25.2) |
4+ | 165 (19.2) |
Education | Â |
No school or some primary school | 97 (11.3) |
Primary or some secondary school | 363 (42.3) |
Secondary school | 305 (35.5) |
College/University | 94 (10.9) |
Employment Status | Â |
Not employed | 695 (80.9) |
Employed | 164 (19.1) |
Food Insecurity (#, range 0–6) | 3.7 (1.8) |
Self-rated Health | Â |
Excellent, very good, or good | 559 (65.1) |
Fair, poor, or very poor | 300 (34.9) |