Research Article

Intimate Partner Violence and Its Predictors among Pregnant Women in Eastern Ethiopia: Generalized Structural Equation Modeling

Table 3

Determinant factors of intimate partner violence among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia, 2021.

VariablesCategoryPsychological violencePhysical violenceSexual violence
AOR95% CIAOR95% CIAOR95% CI

Age—0.980.96, 1.010.970.95, 0.990.990.98, 1.01
Occupational statusFarmer0.420.19, 0.910.560.26, 1.220.590.29, 1.21
Privately employedRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Unemployed0.800.33, 1.990.630.24, 1.660.830.34, 2.03
Other0.760.20, 12.800.950.25, 3.630.770.21, 2.85
Marital statusMarriedRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Separated/divorced0.820.07, 9.231.150.09, 13.359.970.79, 125.19
Widowed3.890.59, 25.730.750.22, 14.013.050.46, 20.24
Living together0.670.20, 2.221.200.37, 3.891.530.54, 4.33
Educational statusLiterateRefRefRefRefRefRef
Read or write0.300.08, 1.121.050.33, 3.280.460.15, 1.42
Cannot read and write1.400.96, 2.062.501.61, 3.891.220.84, 1.79
Wealth quintilesPoorRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Middle0.780.55, 1.090.880.61, 1.270.640.46, 0.90
Rich0.880.59, 1.290.680.44, 1.030.530.36, 0.78
HCB1.231.14, 1.321.281.17, 1.401.251.15, 1.34

HCB: husband controlling behavior; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; IPV_psycho1: psychological domain of intimate partner violence; IPV_physi1: physical domain of intimate partner violence; IPV_Sexu1: sexual domain of intimate partner violence; keep_from_friends: try to keep you from seeing your friends; restrict_contact: tries to restrict contact with the family of birth; insist_knowing: insist on knowing where you are all time; ignore_indifferently: ignore you and treat you indifferently; angry_speak: get angry if you speak with another man; Suspicious_unfaithful: is often suspicious that you are unfaithful; Expect_permission: expect you to ask for permission before you seeking health care for yourself.