Table 1 Background characteristics of women and their children included in the study (pooled data)
From: Association between intimate partner violence and child morbidity in South Asia
Variables | Percent of Women (n = 40,394) | Variables | Percent of Children (n = 58,725) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age Groups | Mother’s Age | ||
15–19 | 9.5 | 15–19 | 5.2 |
20–24 | 24.8 | 20–24 | 32.3 |
25–29 | 30.4 | 25–29 | 34.6 |
30–39 | 28.6 | 30–39 | 25.4 |
40–49 | 6.8 | 40–49 | 2.5 |
Education Level | Mother’s Education | ||
No Education | 38.6 | No Education | 40.8 |
Primary | 37.5 | Primary | 37.1 |
Secondary | 15.6 | Secondary | 14.5 |
Higher | 8.3 | Higher | 7.6 |
Type of residence | Type of residence | ||
Urban | 39.6 | Urban | 37.8 |
Rural | 60.4 | Rural | 62.2 |
Wealth Index | Wealth Index | ||
Poorest | 17.5 | Poorest | 17.8 |
Poorer | 17.8 | Poorer | 18.6 |
Middle | 19.8 | Middle | 20.7 |
Richer | 21.7 | Richer | 21.9 |
Richest | 23.3 | Richest | 21.0 |
Source of Drinking Water | Source of Drinking Water | ||
Tube well or Borehole | 32.1 | Tube well or Borehole | 36.6 |
Piped Connection | 41.1 | Piped Connection | 38.8 |
Other | 26.8 | Other | 24.6 |
Toilet Facility | Toilet Facility | ||
No Facility | 41.6 | No Facility | 30.8 |
Flush | 28.2 | Flush | 26.5 |
Pit latrine or other | 30.2 | Pit latrine or other | 42.7 |
Exposed to IPV | Morbidity | ||
Physical violence | 30.4 | Fever | 15.4 |
Sexual violence | 8.8 | Diarrhea | 9.8 |
Both/Either | 32.6 | ARI | 8.9 |