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 3
Factors associated with attitude towards wife-beating among currently married women at Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.
S. no.
Variables
Category
Attitude towards wife-beating
COR, 95% CI
AOR, 95% CI
Favorable Num (%)
Unfavorable Num (%)
1
Marriage arranged by
Both
351 (50.4)
260 (37.4)
1
1
Others+
63 (9)
22 (3.2)
2.12 (1.27, 3.54)a
1.93 (1.11, 3.36)b
2
Age difference
Less than 10 years
322 (46.3)
194 (27.9)
1
1
10 or more years
92 (13.2)
88 (12.6)
0.63 (0.45 , 0.88)a
0.58 (0.39, 0.85)b
3
Household food security
Food secure
117 (16.8)
150 (21.6)
1
1
Food insecure
297 (42.7)
132 (19.0)
2.88 (2.11, 3.96)a
3.22 (2.27, 4.56)b
4
Women occupation
House wife
197 (28.3)
111 (15.9)
1
1
Others++
217 (31.2)
171 (24.6)
0.72 (0.53, 0.97)a
0.77 (0.54, 1.08)
5
Family size
<5
315 (45.3)
237 (34.1)
1
1
5 and above
99 (6.5)
45 (14.2)
1.65 (1.12, 2.45)a
1.76 (1.13, 2.77)b
6
Partner’s educational status
No formal education
76 (10.9)
50 (7.2)
1
1
Primary-level education
253 (36.4)
148 (21.3)
1.13 (0.75, 1.69)
1.36 (0.85, 2.17)
Secondary and above education ( value = 0.08)
85 (12.2)
84 (12.1)
0.66 (0.42, 1.06)
0.75 (0.44, 1.28)
7
Women’s age
Less than 30
256 (36.8)
177 (25.4)
1.38 (0.88, 2.17)
1.66 (0.97, 2.82)
30–39
111 (15.9)
60 (8.6)
1.77 (1.06, 2.96)a
2.34 (1.31, 4.19)b
40 and above
47 (6.8)
45 (6.5)
1
1
8
Partner’s age
≤30
154 (22.1)
94 (13.5)
1.45 (1.02, 2.06)a
1.36 (0.76, 2.42)
31–39
119 (17.1)
63 (9.1)
1.67 (1.14, 2.47)a
1.63 (0.91, 2.94)
40 and above
141 (20.3)
125 (18.0)
1
1
9
Household wealth index
Low
181 (26.0)
67 (9.6)
1
1
Middle
182 (26.1)
177 (25.4)
0.38 (0.27, 0.54)
0.31 (0.21, 0.44)b
High
51 (7.3)
38 (5.5)
0.49 (0.30, 0.83)
0.43 (0.25, 0.75)b
10
Household decision making
Low decision making
84 (12.1)
42 (6)
1
1
High decision making
330 (47.4)
240 (34.5)
0.68 (0.46, 1.03)
0.75 (0.47, 1.18)
+Family members, any significant others. aSignificant at value less than 0.25 in the bivariate analysis. bSignificant at value less than 0.05 in the multivariable analysis after adjusting for food security status, age difference, decision making by women, women occupation, marriage arranger, family size, women’s age, age of the partner, wealth index of households, and education status of the partner.
