Table 3 Simple and multiple linear regression modeling to assess the association between sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics with mistreatment of women
Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
β estimate | p-value | β estimate | p-value | |
Global intercept | – | – | 0.15454 | < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Intercept | −0.11823 | 0 | – | – |
Chettri, relatively advantageous | Reference | |||
Brahmin, relatively advantageous | −0.37463 | 0 | −0.37987 | < 0.001 |
Dalit, relatively disadvantageous | 0.33653 | 0 | 0.29596 | 0 |
Janajati, relatively disadvantageous | 0.27919 | 0 | 0.27264 | 0 |
Madhesi, relatively disadvantageous | −0.03575 | 0.19594 | −0.06989 | 0.01217 |
Muslim, relatively disadvantageous | 0.23603 | 0 | 0.18799 | < 0.001 |
Maternal literacy | ||||
(Intercept) | 0.03563 | 0.06114 | ||
Literate | Reference | Reference | ||
Illiterate | 0.05475 | 0.04191 | 0.01303 | 0.63345 |
Maternal age | ||||
Intercept | 0.19597 | 0.000 | – | – |
18 years or younger | Reference | Reference | ||
19–24 years | −0.1874 | 0.000 | −0.18856 | 0.000 |
25–29 years | −0.2374 | 0.000 | −0.28411 | 0.000 |
30–34 years | −0.28214 | 0.000 | −0.38013 | 0.000 |
35 years or older | −0.20265 | 0.00025 | −0.35872 | 0.000 |
Parity | ||||
Intercept | 0.02936 | 0.00045 | – | – |
0 previous births | Reference | Reference | ||
1 previous birth | 0.11673 | 0 | ||
2 or more previous births | 0.04273 | 0.00178 | −0.03054 | 0.0398 |
Sex of baby | ||||
Intercept | 0.01348 | 0.183 | ||
Boy | Reference | Reference | ||
Girl | −0.02932 | 0.04957 | 0.00313 | 0.78487 |
Preterm birth | ||||
Intercept | −0.03326 | 0.00227 | ||
No (≥37 weeks) | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes (< 37 weeks) | −0.06438 | < 0.001 | −0.05988 | < 0.001 |