Factors Associated with Attitude towards Wife-Beating among Married Women of the Reproductive Ages in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Comparison of women’s attitude towards wife-beating by their characteristics at Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2018.

S. no.	Variable	Category	Attitude on wife-beating		value
			Favorable; Num (%)	Unfavorable; Num (%)
1	Food security status	Food secure	117 (16.8)	150 (21.6)	0.001
		Food insecure	297 (42.6)	132 (19.0)
2	Intimate partner violence in the last 12 months	No	175 (25.1)	173 (24.9)	0.001
		Yes	239 (34.3)	109 (15.7)
3	Intimate partner violence ever	No	119 (17.1)	146 (21.0)	0.001
		Yes	295 (42.4)	136 (19.5)
4	All three forms of violence ever	No	276 (39.8)	227 (32.8)	0.001
		Yes	137 (19.8)	53 (7.6)
5	Physical violence ever	No	166 (24.0)	190 (27.4)	0.001
		Yes	247 (35.6)	90 (13.0)
6	Psychological violence ever	No	149 (21.5)	169 (24.4)	0.001
		Yes	264 (38.1)	111 (16.0)
7	Sexual violence ever	No	241 (34.8)	200 (28.9)
		Yes	172 (24.8)	80 (11.5)
8	Marriage arrangement	Both	351 (50.4)	260 (37.4)	0.001
		Other	63 (9.0)	22 (3.2)
9	Family size	<5	315 (45.3)	237 (34)	0.001
		≥5	99 (14.2)	45 (6.5)
10	Partner’s education	No formal	34 (4.9)	27 (3.9)	0.001
		Primary	42 (6.0)	23 (3.3)
		Secondary	253 (36.4)	148 (21.3)
		Other	85 (12.1)	84 (12.1)
11	Age of the partner	<30	154 (22.1)	94 (13.5)	0.001
		30–39	119 (17.1)	63 (9.1)
		40 and above	141 (20.2)	125 (18.0)
12	Wealth index	Low	181 (26)	67 (9.6)	0.001
		Middle	182 (26.1)	177 (25.4)
		High	51 (7.4)	38 (5.5)
13	Age difference	<10 yrs difference	322 (46.3)	194 (27.9)	0.001
		10 and more yrs. difference	92 (13.2)	88 (12.6)
14	Women’s occupation	Housewife	197 (28.3)	111 (16)	0.001
		Others	217 (31.2)	171 (24.5)