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Table 5 Factors independently associated with domestic violence during pregnancy

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

Characteristics

p value

Adjusted OR

Age of husband

 Less than 25

 

Ref

 25–34

0.023*

0.38 (0.17–0.88)

 35 and above

0.150

0.40 (0.12–1.38)

Duration of marriage

  ≤ 1 year

 

Ref

 2–5 years

0.026*

0.42 (0.20–0.90)

 6–9 years

0.956

0.97 (0.31–3.01)

 10 and more years

0.848

0.86 (0.18–4.12)

Number of living children

 None

 

Ref

 One or two children

0.027*

0.32 (0.11–0.88)

Husband’s controlling behaviour

 No

 

Ref

 Yes

0.040*

1.88 (1.03–3.44)

Experience of violence before

 No

 

Ref

 Yes

<0.001*

24.55 (11.38–52.98)

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