Research Article
Tanzanian Couples’ Perspectives on Gender Equity, Relationship Power, and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the RESPECT Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of couples in the RESPECT study.
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Women | | Variable | Men | |
All women | | | IPV | No IPV | |
| | 567 | 114 | 442 | 567 | Mean age (min, max) | 32.9 (19, 60) | 26.3 (18, 35) | 26.6 (17, 35) | 26.5 (17, 35) |
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| Education status (%) | | | | | | | | | None | 43 | 7.7 | 18 | 15.8 | 63 | 14.3 | 82 | 14.5 | Some primary | 87 | 15.5 | 32 | 28.1 | 108 | 24.4 | 142 | 25.4 | Primary completed | 389 | 69.3 | 60 | 52.6 | 258 | 58.4 | 319 | 57.0 | Some secondary | 23 | 4.1 | 2 | 1.7 | 9 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.0 | Secondary or higher completed | 19 | 3.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 6 | 1.1 | Self-reported SEP (%) | | | | | | | | | 0–2 (low) | 278 | 49.0 | 61 | 53.5 | 237 | 53.6 | 303 | 53.5 | 3–7 (high) | 289 | 51.0 | 53 | 46.5 | 205 | 46.4 | 263 | 46.5 | Attitudes about IPV | | | | | | | | | Is a husband ever justified in beating his wife? | | | | | | | | | Yes | 265 | 47.7 | 84 | 73.7 | 308 | 70.5 | 394 | 71.0 | No | 291 | 52.3 | 30 | 26.3 | 129 | 29.5 | 161 | 29.0 | Is any kind of violence justified if a woman refuses sex? | | | | | | | | | Yes | 248 | 44.5 | 89* | 78.8 | 269* | 61.4 | 360 | 64.9 | No | 309 | 55.5 | 24* | 21.2 | 169* | 38.6 | 195 | 35.1 | Opinions about relationship power | | | | | | | | | Who has more say about having sex? | | | | | | | | | Husband | 304 | 54.6 | 83 | 72.8 | 290 | 65.6 | 374 | 67.0 | Wife | 74 | 13.3 | 8 | 7.0 | 24 | 5.4 | 32 | 5.7 | Both | 179 | 32.1 | 23 | 20.2 | 128 | 29.0 | 152 | 27.3 | Who has more power in your relationship? | | | | | | | | | Husband | 361 | 65.2 | 101 | 88.6 | 384 | 86.9 | 487 | 87.3 | Wife | 85 | 15.3 | 5 | 4.4 | 12 | 2.7 | 17 | 3.0 | Both | 108 | 19.5 | 8 | 7.0 | 46 | 10.4 | 54 | 9.7 |
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aDistributions of baseline characteristics do not always add up to total because of missing responses. .
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