Assessment of Violence during COVID-19 among Reproductive Age Women in Arsi Zone, South East Ethiopia

Table 4

Respondent’s sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics associated with violence against women during COVID-19 in Arsi Zone, 2021.

Variables	Characteristics	VAW during COVID-19
		Yes (%)	No (%)	COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI
Marital status	Single	30 (55.6)	24 (44.4)	1	1
	Have a partner but living apart	76 (44.7)	94 (55.3)	0.64 (0.35, 1.20)	0.73 (0.38, 1.40)
	Married & lived with a partner	588 (51.0)	566 (49.0)	0.83 (0.48, 1.44)	0.95 (0.51, 1.76)
	Others (divorced, widowed)	51 (63.8)	29 (36.2)	1.41 (0.70, 2.85)	0.96 (0.45, 2.05)
Educational status	Unable to read and write	75 (63.0)	44 (37.0)	2.15 (1.36, 3.35)	0.97 (0.58, 1.62)
	Able to read and write	29 (63.0)	17 (37.0)	2.16 (1.13, 4.11)	1.08 (0.53, 2.21)
	Primary (1–8)	292 (57.4)	217 (42.6)	1.70 (1.27, 2.29)	0.88 (0.62, 1.25)
	Secondary (9–12)	228 (44.9)	282 (55.1)	1.02 (0.76, 1.37)	0.68 (0.50, 0.96)
	Diploma and above)	121 (44.2)	153 (55.8)	1	1
Average monthly income	0-1000	202 (51.1)	193 (48.9)	1.77 (1.31, 2.41)	1.72 (1.18, 2.51)
	1001-2000	171 (60.6)	111 (39.4)	2.62 (1.87, 3.66)	2.22 (1.51, 3.27)
	2001-3000	112 (58.0)	81 (42.0)	2.35 (1.62, 3.40)	1.91 (1.26, 2.91)
	3001-4000	89 (58.2)	64 (41.8)	2.36 (1.59, 3.52)	2.03 (1.31, 3.14)
	4001-5000	61 (44.2)	77 (55.8)	1.35 (0.89, 2.03)	1.27 (0.81, 1.99)
	>5000	110 (37.0)	187 (63.0)	1	1
Decisions made on the household issue	By husband	316 (68.1)	148 (31.9)	3.29 (2.59, 4.19)	2.62 (2.01, 3.41)
	By wife	111 (60.0)	74 (40.0)	2.32 (1.67, 3.21)	1.99 (1.33, 2.98)
	Jointly	318 (39.3)	491 (60.7)	1	1
Quarreled with partner’s family	Yes	115 (80.4)	28 (19.6)	4.47 (2.91, 6.84)	3.36 (2.14, 5.30)
	No	630 (48.0)	683 (52.0)	1	1
Husband has the right to beat his wife	Yes	60 (61.9)	37 (38.1)	1.60 (1.05, 2.44)	1.36 (0.85, 2.16)
	No	685 (50.3)	676 (49.7)	1	1
Witnessed violence as a child between parents	Yes	318 (68.7)	145 (31.3)	2.92 (2.31, 3.68)	2.34 (1.81, 3.02)
	No	427 (42.9)	568 (57.1)		1