Research Article

Domestic Violence among Pregnant Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Table 4

Factors associated with domestic violence (bivariate and multivariable) analysis in Gondar town, 2015 .

Explanatory variablesDomestic violenceCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI) value
Yes, (%)No, (%)

Marital status
Married
Unmarried
84 (20.1)
22 (5.3)
289 (69.1)
23 (5.5)
1
3.33 (1.747, 6.197)
Educational status
Cannot read and write
Primary
Secondary
College and above
41 (9.8)
31 (7.4)
28 (6.7)
6 (1.4)
61 (14.6)
45 (14.6)
114 (10.8)
92 (22)
10.34 (4.124, 25.752)
10.56 (4.109, 27.151)
3.77 (31.496, 9.484)
1
1.40 (0.454, 4.329)
4.59 (1.496, 14.070)
2.10 (0.706, 6.210)
1
0.557
0.008
0.183
1
Employment
Government
Merchant
Farmer
Housewife
Daily laborers
Unemployed
7 (1.7)
19 (4.5)
24 (5.7)
31 (7.4)
15 (3.6)
10 (2.4)
58 (13.9)
94 (22.5)
6 (1.4)
128 (30.6)
10 (2.4)
16 (3.9)
1
1.23 (0.417, 3.615)
2.28 (0.814, 6.380)
33.14 (10.086, 13.908)
2.01 (0.835, 4.823)
3.68 (1.222, 7.801)
Residency
Rural
Urban
31 (7.4)
75 (17.9)
23 (5.5)
289 (69.1)
5.19 (2.861, 9.427)
1
5.53 (2.311, 13.249)
1
<0.003
1
Social support
High social support
Moderate social support
Low social support
14 (3.3)
84 (20.1)
9 (2.1)
52 (12.4)
245 (58.6)
14 (3.4)
1
1.27 (0.417, 3.615)
2.39 (0.814, 6.380)
Planned pregnancy
Yes
No
38 (9.1)
68 (16.3)
267 (63.9)
45 (10.8)
1
10.62 (6.393, 17.633)
1
4.34 (2.345, 8.020)
1
<0.001
First ANC
First trimester
Second trimester
Third trimester
13 (3.1)
73 (17.5)
20 (18.9)
129 (30.9)
174 (41.6)
9 (2.9)
1
4.16 (2.212, 7.836)
22.05 (8.345, 58.268)
1
6.23 (0.483, 9.696)
5.41  (4.345, 15.268)
1
0.112
0.011
Abortion
Yes
No
19 (4.5)
87 (20.8)
25 (6)
287 (68.7)
2.51 (0.210, 0.759)
1

Parity
Nulliparous
Multiparous
34 (8.1)
72 (17.2)
160 (38.3)
152 (36.4)
0.45 (0.282, 0.714)
1
Gravidity
Primigravida
Multigravida
30 (7.2)
76 (18.2)
151 (36.1)
161 (38.5)
0.42 (0.261, 0.678)
1