Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and association with 12-month depressive episode and lifetime prevalence of any form of intimate partner violence of currently married women in Butajira, rural Ethiopia (n = 1994)
From: Intimate partner violence and depression among women in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Sample | Depressed No. (%) | P-value | Intimate partner Violence No. (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   15 – 24 | 370 | 15 (4.1) | 0.570 | 241 (65.1) | 0.001 |
   25 – 34 | 875 | 40 (4.6) |  | 676 (77.3) |  |
   35 – 44 | 667 | 35 (5.2) |  | 460 (69.0) |  |
   45 – 49 | 82 | 6 (7.3) |  | 58 (70.8) |  |
Residency | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban | 254 | 5 (2.0) | 0.023 | 181 (71.3) | 0.789 |
   Rural | 1740 | 91 (5.2) |  | 1254 (486) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No formal education | 1699 | 82 (4.8) | 0.980 | 1226 (72.2) | 0.012 |
   Elementary | 248 | 12 (4.8) |  | 184 (74.2) |  |
   High school & above | 47 | 2 (4.3) |  | 25 (53.2) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Christian | 544 | 21 (3.9) | 0.220 | 380 (69.9) | 0.198 |
   Muslim | 1450 | 75 (5.2) |  | 1055 (72.8) |  |
Type of marriage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Polygamous | 624 | 29 (4.6) | 0.814 | 466 (74.7) | 0.069 |
   Monogamous | 1370 | 67 (4.9) |  | 969 (70.7) |  |
Khat chewing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Never | 741 | 28 (3.8) | 0.017 | 478 (64.5) | 0.001 |
   Less than once/month | 302 | 9 (3.0) |  | 237 (78.5) |  |
   At least once/week | 951 | 59 (6.2) |  | 720 (75.7) |  |
Occupation (n = 1993) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No job | 1275 | 53 (4.2) | 0.040 | 907 (71.1) | 0.04 |
   Selling/trading | 611 | 34 (5.6) |  | 449 (73.5) |  |
   Seasonal work | 71 | 7 (9.9) |  | 53 (74.6) |  |
   Other | 36 | 2 (5.6) |  | 25 (69.4) |  |
Poverty status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Very poor | 291 | 18 (6.2) | 0.080 | 210 (72.2) | 0.317 |
   Moderate | 1245 | 62 (5.0) |  | 908 (72.9) |  |
   Relatively better off | 458 | 16 (3.5) |  | 317 (69.2) |  |