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Table 3 Social support and women’s attitude on domestic violence related characteristics 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

Natal family for help/support

 Yes

362 (89.6)

260 (88.4)

102 (92.7)

 

Ref

 No

42 (10.4)

34 (11.6)

8 (7.3)

0.212

0.60 (0.27–1.34)

Friend for help/support

 Yes

287 (71.0)

220 (74.8)

67 (60.9)

 

Ref

 No

117 (29)

74 (25.2)

43 (39.1)

0.006*

1.91 (1.20–3.04)

Member of any community group/organization

 Yes

90 (22.3)

74 (25.2)

16 (14.5)

 

Ref

 No

314 (77.7)

220 (74.8)

94 (85.5)

0.024*

1.98 (1.09–3.57)

Women’s attitude towards wife beating

 Not accepting

187 (46.3)

149 (50.7)

38 (34.5)

 

Ref

 Partially accepting (1–3)

193 (47.8)

132 (44.9)

61 (55.5)

0.013*

1.81 (1.14–2.89)

 Highly accepting (4–7)

24 (5.9)

13 (4.4)

11 (10.0)

0.007*

3.32 (1.38–7.99)

Women’s attitude in refusal of sex

 Completely refuse (3 matters)

385 (95.3)

284 (96.6)

101 (91.8)

 

Ref

 Doesn’t refuse at all/Partially refuse (1–2 matters)

19 (4.7)

10 (3.4)

9 (8.2)

0.062

2.53 (1.00–6.41)

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