Magnitude of Intimate Partner Violence and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia

Table 1

Socioeconomic, demographic, and other characteristics of pregnant women and their intimate partners, attending ANC at public health facilities in Ofla District, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 538).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentages
Age (years)	15–24	193	35.9
	25–34	258	48
	≥35	87	16.1
Residence	Rural	340	63.2
	Urban	198	36.8
Religion	Orthodox	503	93.5
	Muslim	35	6.5
Ethnicity	Tigray	531	98.7
	Amhara	7	1.3
Occupational status	Housewife	263	48.9
	Unemployed	166	30.8
	Merchant	57	10.6
	Government employee	52	9.7
Educational status	No formal education	273	50.8
	Primary education	133	24.7
	Secondary and above	132	24.5
Educational status of partner	No formal education	244	45.4
	Primary education	150	27.9
	Secondary and above	144	26.7
Relationship status	Married	476	88.5
	Unmarried	62	11.5
Plan of pregnancy	Planned	452	84
	Unplanned	86	16
Decision-making power	Low	180	33.5
	High	358	66.5
The desire for current pregnancy by partner	Desired	460	85.5
	Undesired	78	14.5
Alcohol use (by partner)	Yes	291	54.1
	No	247	45.9
Smoking status (by partner)	Smokers	28	5.2
	Nonsmokers	510	94.8
Having another wife (by partner)	Yes	58	10.8
	No	480	89.2
Acceptance of IPV	Accept	360	66.9
	Do not accept	178	33.1
Wealth index	Low	179	33.3
	Medium	180	33.4
	High	179	33.3