Table 3 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with sexual violence among women in Kenya
Variables | Experienced any sexual violence? | COR | p-value | 95% Conf Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 13673) n (%) | Yes(N = 1596) n (%) | |||||
Age in 5-year groups | ||||||
15–19 | 965(7.1) | 74(4.6) | 1 | |||
20–29 | 5836(42.7) | 564(35.3) | 1.24 | 0.101 | 0.86 | 1.78 |
30–39 | 4458(32.6) | 559(35) | 1.53 | 0.001 | 1.06 | 2.20 |
40–49 | 2415(17.7) | 399(25) | 2.03 | 0.000 | 1.39 | 2.95 |
Highest educational level | ||||||
No education | 859(6.3) | 69(4.3) | 1 | |||
primary | 4968(36.3) | 783(49.1) | 2.48 | 0.000 | 1.85 | 3.32 |
secondary | 4879(35.7) | 555(34.8) | 1.79 | 0.000 | 1.32 | 2.43 |
higher | 2967(21.7) | 189(11.9) | 0.95 | 0.691 | 0.67 | 1.37 |
Type of place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 5824(42.6) | 596(37.4) | 1 | |||
rural | 7850(57.4) | 999(62.6) | 1.16 | 0.011 | 0.98 | 1.36 |
Religion | ||||||
Catholic | 2544(18.6) | 313(19.6) | 1 | |||
Protestant | 5163(37.8) | 557(34.9) | 0.99 | 0.842 | 0.79 | 1.22 |
African instituted churches | 4505(32.9) | 631(39.5) | 1.09 | 0.248 | 0.88 | 1.36 |
Others | 1461(10.7) | 96(6) | 0.42 | 0.000 | 0.31 | 0.58 |
Husband/partner’s education level | ||||||
No education | 581(6.1) | 57(5.9) | 1 | |||
primary | 3515(36.9) | 479(49.6) | 1.89 | 0.000 | 1.36 | 2.64 |
secondary | 3210(33.7) | 308(31.9) | 1.39 | 0.009 | 0.98 | 1.97 |
higher | 2232(23.4) | 122(12.6) | 0.83 | 0.218 | 0.55 | 1.26 |
Wealth index | ||||||
poorest | 2142(15.7) | 271(17) | 1 | |||
poorer | 2227(16.3) | 341(21.3) | 1.45 | 0.000 | 1.14 | 1.84 |
middle | 2476(18.1) | 326(20.4) | 1.22 | 0.019 | 0.96 | 1.55 |
richer | 3305(24.2) | 384(24.1) | 1.02 | 0.792 | 0.81 | 1.29 |
richest | 3524(25.8) | 274(17.2) | 0.76 | 0.004 | 0.58 | 1.00 |
Employment status | ||||||
unemployed | 4616(33.8) | 388(24.3) | 1 | |||
Employed | 9057(66.2) | 1207(75.7) | 1.76 | 0.000 | 1.48 | 2.09 |
Number of household members | ||||||
10 and below | 1572(11.5) | 179(11.2) | 1 | |||
11 and above | 12,101(88.5) | 1416(88.8) | 1.03 | 0.687 | 0.82 | 1.31 |
Sex of household head | ||||||
Male | 8907(65.1) | 945(59.2) | 1 | |||
female | 4766(34.9) | 651(40.8) | 1.30 | 0.000 | 1.11 | 1.52 |
Partner’s desire for children | ||||||
both want the same number | 1877(66.1) | 123(44.4) | 1 | |||
husband wants more | 709(25) | 127(45.5) | 1.83 | 0.000 | 1.24 | 2.70 |
husband wants fewer | 254(8.9) | 28(10.1) | 1.65 | 0.027 | 0.87 | 3.13 |
Respondent currently working | ||||||
No | 5697(41.7) | 533(33.4) | 1 | |||
yes | 7976(58.3) | 1062(66.6) | 1.62 | 0.000 | 1.37 | 1.91 |
A person who usually decides on the respondent’s health care | ||||||
Respondent alone | 3807(39.5) | 500(50.5) | 1 | |||
Respondent and husband/partner | 4432(46) | 326(32.9) | 0.57 | 0.000 | 0.46 | 0.71 |
husband/partner alone | 1398(14.5) | 164(16.6) | 0.85 | 0.096 | 0.65 | 1.12 |
Exposure to media | 1 | |||||
Low | 2972(22.3) | 398(25.7) | 1 | |||
High | 10,368(77.7) | 1152(74.3) | 0.97 | 0.601 | 0.82 | 1.15 |
Alcohol consumption by respondent | ||||||
No | 3970(87.5) | 446(82.4) | 1 | |||
Yes | 568(12.5) | 95(17.6) | 1.91 | 0.000 | 1.33 | 2.77 |
Partner alcohol consumption | ||||||
No | 9864(72.1) | 790(49.5) | 1 | |||
yes | 3809(27.9) | 806(50.5) | 3.20 | 0.000 | 2.73 | 3.74 |
Exposure to domestic violence | ||||||
No | 8882(65) | 203(12.8) | 1 | |||
Yes | 4791(35) | 1392(87.2) | 14.04 | 0.000 | 11.07 | 17.79 |
Beating is justified if the wife refuses to have sex with the husband | ||||||
No | 11,979 | 1249(78.3) | 1 | |||
yes | 1,694 | 347(21.7) | 1.63 | 0.000 | 1.36 | 1.96 |