A Cross-Sectional Study to Explore Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Empowerment of Women in Armenia

Table 3

Odds ratio analysis between intimate partner violence and background characteristics of women and husband’s characteristics.

Background Characteristics	ODDs Ratio (95% CI)	p-value
Place of Residence
Urban	1
Rural	0.98(0.77-1.27)	≥0.91
Highest educational level
No education	1
Basic	2.82(0.47-17.06)	>0.25
Secondary	1.48(0.27-8.84)	>0.67
Higher	1.45(0.24-8.73)	>0.68
Age group
15-24	1
25-34	0.39(0.30-0.49)	≤0.001
35-49	0.19(01.5-0.26)	≤0.001
Children in the household
1 child	1
2-3 Children	0.40(0.32-0.49)	≤0.001
More than 4 children	0.15(0.04-0.51)	≤0.001
Household members
1	1
2-3	1.04(0.56-1.90)	≥0.91
4+	1.10(0.60-2.02)	≥0.75
Employment Status
No	1
Yes	1.04(0.84-1.28)	>0.74
Owns a Mobile phone
No	1
Yes	1.25(0.72-2.15)	≥0.42
Has a bank account
No	1
Yes	1.12(0.86-1.45)	≥0.40
Wealth index
Poorest	1
Poorer	0.79(0.60-1.04)	≥0.09
Middle	0.71(0.52-0.97)	≤0.03
Richer	0.56(0.39-0.79)	≤0.001
Richest	0.55(0.39-0.79)	≤0.001
Empowerment Status
Have decision-making power	1
Have no decision-making power	0.047(0.039-0.057)	≤0.001
Husband characteristics	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p-value
Husband’s age
20-29	1
30-39	1.32(0.89-1.95)	≥0.16
40-49	1.92(1.31-2.85)	≤0.001
50-59	1.68(1.08-2.62)	≤0.02
60+	4.26(1.24-14.65)	≤0.02
Husband/partner drinks alcohol
No	1
Yes	2.40(1.86-3.13)	≤0.001