Table 3 Factors affecting exposure of married adolescent girls (MAGs) to physical and sexual violence, Upper Egypt
From: Spousal violence and its determinants among married adolescent girls in Upper Egypt
Variables | Physical violence | Sexual violence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exposed | Non-exposed | Exposed | Non-exposed | |
Age at marriage (years) | ||||
Below 18 | 101 (15.4) | 553 (84.6) | 124 (19.0)* | 530 (81.0) |
18 and above | 10 (13.3) | 65 (86.7) | 6 (8.0) | 69 (92.0) |
Girls’ education | ||||
Illiterate | 16 (76.2) | 5 (23.8) | 7 (33.3) | 14 (66.7) |
Lower than secondary education | 169 (80.5) | 41 (19.5) | 58 (27.6) | 152 (72.4) |
Secondary education and above | 71 (76.3) | 22 (23.7) | 15 (16.1) | 78 (83.9) |
Parity | ||||
Mean ± SD | 1.1 ± 0.7 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 1.0 ± 0.5 |
Husband’s age | ||||
Mean ± SD | 26.6 ± 3.9 | 26.9 ± 6.8 | 26.0 ± 4.4 | 27.2 ± 6.9 |
Husband’s education | ||||
Illiterate | 6 (35.3) | 11 | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) |
Lower than secondary education | 19 (27.1) | 51 | 23 (32.9) | 47 (67.1) |
Secondary education and above | 43 (18.1) | 194 | 52 (21.9) | 185 (78.1) |
Consanguineous marriage | ||||
Yes | 40 (21.2) | 149 (78.8) | 50 (26.5) | 139 (73.5) |
No | 27 (20.6) | 104 (79.4) | 29 (22.1) | 102 (77.9) |
Co-residence | ||||
Living with husband alone | 26 (30.2)*** | 60 (69.8) | 25 (29.1)** | 61 (70.9) |
Living with others | 85 (13.2) | 558 (86.8) | 105 (16.3) | 538 (83.7) |
Pre-marital factors | ||||
Girl’s opinion about timing of marriage | ||||
Agree | 61 (11.5)*** | 471 (88.5%) | 75 (14.1)*** | 457 (85.9) |
Disagree | 50 (25.4) | 147 (74.6) | 55 (27.9) | 142 (72.1) |
Receiving pre-marital counseling | ||||
Received | 27 (12.2) | 194 (87.8) | 27 (12.2)** | 194 (87.8) |
Not received | 84 (16.5) | 424 (83.5) | 103 (20.3) | 405 (79.7) |
Marital factors | ||||
Duration of marriage (months) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 25.3 ± 17.4** | 20.9 ± 15.5 | 25.1 ± 16.8** | 20.8 ± 15.6 |
Duration of marriage till the first pregnancy (months) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 6.2 ± 8.1* | 4.4 ± 6.9 | 6.97 ± 9.8*** | 4.1 ± 6.3 |
Perceived husband's attitude towards wife beating | ||||
Agree | 91 (20.8)*** | 346 (79.2) | 92 (21.1)** | 345 (78.9) |
Disagree | 20 (6.8) | 272 (93.2) | 38 (13.0) | 254 (87.0) |
Perceived mother-in-law's attitude towards wife beating | ||||
Agree | 82 (18.8)** | 355 (81.2) | 91 (20.8)* | 346 (79.2) |
Disagree | 29 (9.9) | 263 (90.1) | 39 (13.4) | 253 (86.6) |
Sexual satisfaction score | ||||
Mean ± SD | 3.96 ± 0.9*** | 4.3 ± 0 .5 | 4.1 ± 0.89** | 4.31 ± 0.53 |
Social mobility score | ||||
Mean ± SD | 0.8 ± 1.1* | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.7 ± 0.96 | 0.6 ± 0.97 |
Decision-making score | ||||
Mean ± SD | 4.7 ± 2.2 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | 4.5 ± 2.5 | 4.7 ± 2.04 |