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Table 4 Comparison of experience of different forms intimate partner violence with experience of depressive episode in the last 12 months among currently married women in rural Ethiopia, Butajira, 2008 (n = 1994)

From: Intimate partner violence and depression among women in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Sample

Prevalence

No (%)

Crude

OR (95% CI)

Adjusteda

OR (95% CI)

Physical violence

    

   Never

1006

27 (2.7)

1.00

1.00

   Ever

988

69 (7.0)

2.72 (1.73, 4.29)

2.56 (1.61, 4.06)

Injury during physical violence

    

   Never violence

1006

27 (2.7)

1.00

1.00

   Not Injured

803

50 (6.2)

2.41 (1.49, 3.89)

2.30 (1.41, 3.75)

   Injured

185

19 (10.3)

4.15 (2.26, 7.63)

3.59 (1.92, 6.71)

Severity of physical violence

    

   Never violence

1006

27 (2.7)

1.00

1.00

   Moderate

270

17 (6.3)

2.75 (1.50, 5.02)

2.71 (1.47, 4.97)

   Severe

718

52 (7.2)

3.13 (1.96, 5.00)

3.09 (1.93, 4.97)

Physical violence. (during last pregnancy)

    

   Never violence

1006

27 (2.7)

.00

1.00

   Not during pregnancy

844

53 (6.3)

2.43 (1.52, 3.90)

2.28 (1.41, 3.70)

   Yes, during pregnancy

144

16 (11.1)

4.53 (2.38, 8.64)

4.24 (2.19, 8.21)

Physical violence by onset

    

   Never

1006

27 (2.7)

1.00

1.00

   Current (last 12 months)

635

37 (5.8)

2.70 (1.65, 4.40)

2.77 (1.69, 4.55)

   More than 12 months previously

353

32 (9.1)

3.62 (2.13, 6.12)

3.41 (1.99, 5.82)

Presence of sexual violence

    

   Never

808

36 (4.5)

1.00

1.00

   Ever

1186

60 (5.1)

1.14 (0.75, 1.75)

1.14 (0.74, 1.75)

Childhood sexual abuse (n = 1943)

    

   No

1777

78 (4.4)

1.00

1.00

   Yes

166

16 (9.6)

2.32 (1.32, 4.08)

2.00 (1.13, 3.56)

Emotional violence

    

   Never

1441

42 (2.9)

1.00

1.00

   Mild (single form)

376

34 (9.0)

3.32 (2.08, 5.30)

3.19 (1.98, 5.14)

   Severe (two/more forms)

177

20 (11.3)

4.24 (2.43, 7.41)

3.90 (2.20, 6.93)

Any form of intim. part. violence

    

   Never

559

17 (3.0)

1.00

1.00

   Present

1435

79 (5.5)

1.86 (1.10, 3.17)

1.82 (1.06, 3.13)

Spousal control of respondent

    

   Not controlled

889

32 (3.6)

1.00

1.00

   Moderate

1006

53 (5.3)

1.49 (0.95, 2.33)

1.52 (0.96, 2.40)

   Totally controlled

99

11 (11.1)

3.34 (1.63, 6.87)

3.30 (1.58, 6.90)

  1. Adjusteda : adjusted for age, residency, occupation, poverty status and khat chewing