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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by terminated pregnancy

From: Community-level influences on women's experience of intimate partner violence and terminated pregnancy in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis

 

Terminated pregnancy

 
 

Yes, n (%)

No, n (%)

p-value

Total, N (%)

Physical IPV §

  

***

 

  Yes

530 (21)

2,366 (14)

 

2,896 (15)

  No

2,039 (79)

14,291 (86)

 

16,330 (85)

Sexual IPV §

n = 2,553

 

***

 

  Yes

150 (6)

533 (3)

 

683 (3)

  No

2403 (94)

16,140 (97)

 

18,543 (97)

Emotional IPV §

n = 2549

 

***

 

  Yes

483 (19)

2,227 (13)

 

2,710 (14)

  No

2,066 (81)

14,450 (87)

 

16,516 (86)

Physical, sexual or emotional §

  

***

 

  Yes

780 (30)

3,456 (21)

 

4,236 (22)

  No

1,812 (70)

13,178 (79)

 

14,990 (78)

Spouses’ relative earnings

  

***

 

  Woman earns less than spouse

4,155 (34)

11,849 (56)

 

16,004 (48)

  Woman earns same as spouse

2,628 (22)

3,162 (15)

 

5,790 (17)

  Woman earns more than spouse

2,676 (22)

2,967 (14)

 

5,643 (17)

  Partner does not contribute

2,647 (22)

3,234 (15)

 

5,881 (18)

Spouses’ relative education

  

***

 

  Woman has less than spouse

2,864 (27)

2,975 (13)

 

18,566 (56)

  Woman has same as spouse

4,382 (41)

14,184 (63)

 

5,839 (17)

  Woman has more than spouse

3,394 (32)

5,519 (24)

 

8,913 (27)

Spouses’ relative age

  

p < .031 **

 

  Woman younger than spouse

4,702 (58)

21,474 (85)

 

26,176 (78)

  Woman same age as spouse

1,690 (21)

1,874 (7)

 

3,564 (11)

  Woman older than spouse

1,688 (21)

1,890 (8)

 

3,578 (11)

Controlling behavior

  

***

 

  Yes

1,645 (65)

10,378 (63)

 

7,013 (37)

  No

868 (45)

6,145 (37)

 

12,023 (63)

Justifying wife beating

  

***

 

  Yes

1,889 (52)

14,368 (49)

 

16,257 (49)

  No

1,720 (48)

15,136 (51)

 

16,856 (51)

Decision-making autonomy

  

***

 

  Yes

2,018 (64)

12,640 (63)

 

14,658 (63)

  No

1,122 (36)

7,543 (37)

 

8,665 (37)

Women’s age

  

***

 

  ≤ 24

576 (16)

12,082 (41)

 

12,658 (38)

  25 - 34

1,348 (37)

9,493 (32)

 

10,841 (32)

  ≥ 35

1,701 (47)

8,118 (27)

 

9,819 (30)

Women’s education

  

***

 

  No education

1,468 (40)

11,739 (40)

 

13,207 (40)

  Primary school

860 (24)

5,721 (19)

 

6,581 (20)

  Secondary school or higher

1,297 (36)

12,233 (41)

 

13,530 (40)

Employment status

  

***

 

  Unemployed

1,108 (30)

12,661 (43)

 

13,769 (41)

  Employed

2,623 (70)

16,926 (57)

 

19,549 (59)

Marital status

  

***

 

  Married

3,218 (89)

20,691 (70)

 

23,909 (72)

  Single

407 (11)

9,001 (30)

 

9,408 (28)

Modern contraceptive use

  

p < .042

 

  Yes

374 (10)

2,753 (9)

 

3,127 (9)

  No

3,251 (90)

26,940 (91)

 

30,191 (91)

Place of residence

  

p < .424

 

  Urban

1,160 (32)

9,308 (31)

 

10,468 (31)

  Rural

2,465 (68)

20,385 (69)

 

22,850 (69)

  1. § Data from women selected for domestic violence assessment.
  2. ADD mean age at first marriage, mean educationallevel.