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Table 2 Characteristics of pregnant women’s husband and its association with domestic violence during current pregnancy

From: Domestic violence among antenatal attendees in a Kathmandu hospital and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number = 404 (%)

Experience of domestic violence

p value

Crude OR (95% CI)

No

Yes

Age of husband

  < 25

55 (13.6)

28 (9.5)

27 (24.5)

 

Ref

 25–34

283 (70.1)

218 (74.1)

65 (59.1)

<0.001*

0.31 (0.17–0.56)

  ≥ 35

66 (16.3)

48 (16.3)

18 (16.4)

0.014*

0.39 (0.18–0.83)

Education of husband

 Literate

395 (97.8)

291 (99.0)

104 (94.5)

 

Ref

 Illiterate

9 (2.2)

3 (1.0)

6 (5.5)

0.016*

5.60 (1.38–22.78)

Occupation of husband

 Unemployed

14 (3.5)

11 (3.7)

3 (2.7)

 

Ref

 Employed

390 (96.5)

283 (96.3)

107 (97.3)

0.621

1.39 (0.38–5.07)

Alcohol consumption by husband

     

 No

188 (46.5)

149 (50.7)

39 (35.5)

 

Ref

 Yes

216 (53.5)

145 (49.3)

71 (64.5)

0.007*

1.87 (1.19–2.94)

Extramarital relationship of husband

 No

365 (90.3)

273 (92.9)

92 (83.6)

 

Ref

 Yes

14 (3.5)

3 (1.0)

11 (10.0)

<0.001*

10.88 (2.97–39.86)

 Don’t know

25 (6.2)

18 (6.1)

7 (6.4)

0.756

1.15 (0.47–2.85)

Husband’s controlling behaviour

 No

206 (51.0)

172 (58.5)

34 (30.9)

 

Ref

 Yes

198 (49.0)

122 (41.5)

76 (69.1)

<0.001*

3.15 (1.98–5.02)

  1. Ref = Reference
  2. * = p value <0.05