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Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of IPCB among women in Sub- Sahara Africa

From: Magnitude and determinants of intimate partner controlling behavior among women in sub-Saharan African countries from the recent demographic and health survey data: a multilevel analysis

Variable

Null model

Model I

Model II

Model III

AOR(95% CI)

p-value

AOR(95% CI)

p-value

AOR(95% CI)

p-value

Individual level variable

       

Age (in years)

       

15–19

 

1.47(1.32, 1.65)

0.001*

  

1.48(1.32, 1.66)

0.001*

20–24

 

1.61(1.48, 1.75)

0.001*

  

1.59(1.47, 1.74)

0.001*

25–29

 

1,89(1.37, 1.61)

0.001*

  

1.47(1.36, 1.59)

0.001*

30–34

 

1.40(1.29, 1.51)

0.001*

  

1.38(1.28 1.50)

0.001*

35–39

 

1.27(1.17, 1.38)

0.001*

  

1.26(1.17, 1.37)

0.001*

40–44

 

1.15(1.05, 1.25)

0.001

  

1.14(1.05, 1.24)

0.002

45–49

 

1

   

1

 

Marital status

       

Single, divorced or widowed

 

1.64(1.54, 1.75)

0.001*

  

1.66(1.56, 1.77)

0.001*

Living with partner

 

1.01(0.97, 1.07)

0.001*

  

1.02(0.97, 1.07)

0.365

Married

 

1

   

1

 

Educational level

       

No educated

 

0.77(0.70, 0.85)

0.001*

  

0.90(0.81, 1.00)

0.054

Primary

 

1.31(1.19, 1.43)

0.001*

  

1.46(1.32, 1.61)

0.001*

Secondary

 

1.47(1.35, 1.61)

0.001*

  

1.54(1.41, 1.69)

0.001*

Higher

 

1

   

1

 

Working status in last 12 months

       

Not working

 

0.79(0.75, 0.82)

0.001*

  

0.80(0.76 0.83)

0.001*

Working

 

1

   

1

 

Currently pregnant

       

No

 

1.04(0.97, 1.11)

0.280

  

1.04(0.97, 1.11)

0.289

Yes

 

1

   

1

 

Currently amenorrhoeic

       

No

 

1.16(1.09, 1.23)

0.001*

  

1.14(1.08, 1.21)

0.001*

Yes

 

1

   

1

 

Smoking cigarette or tobacco

 

1.22(1.15, 1.28)

   

)

 

No

 

1

   

1

 

Yes

     

1.18(1.12, 1.25)

0.001*

Ownership of house

       

No

 

0.89(0.85, 0.94)

0.001*

  

0.89(0.84, 0.93)

0.001*

Yes

 

1

   

1

 

Ownership of land

       

No

 

1.11(1.05, 1.17)

0.001*

  

1.10(1.04, 1.16)

0.001*

Yes

 

1

   

1

 

Having a bank account

       

No

 

1.09(1.03, 1.17)

0.005

  

1.17(1.09, 1.25)

0.001*

Yes

 

1

   

1

 

Having a mobile phone

       

No

 

0.94(0.89, 0.99)

0.013

  

0.99(0.95, 1.05)

0.917

Yes

 

1

   

1

 

Community level variable

       

Residence

       

Urban

   

1

 

1

 

Rural

   

0.92(0.87, 0.96)

0.001

0.93(0.87, 0.98)

0.012

Reading newspaper or magazine

       

No

   

0.78(0.73, 0.83)

0.001*

0.83(0.78, 0.88)

0.001*

Yes

   

1

 

1

 

Listening radio

       

No

   

0.79(0.76, 0.82)

0.001*

0.84(0.80, 0.88)

0.001*

Yes

   

1

 

1

 

Watching television

       

No

   

0.92(0.87, 0.96)

0.001*

0.93(0.88, 0.97)

0.003

Yes

   

1

 

1

 

Use of internet

       

No

   

0.80(0.76, 0.84)

0.001*

0.84(0.79, 0.89)

0.001*

Yes

   

1

 

1

 

Likelihood ratio

-31023.524

-30213.948

 

30772.979

 

-30125.535

 

ICC

0.066

0.056

 

0.061

 

0.055

 

Deviance

62047.048

60427.896

 

61545.958

 

60251.07

 

AIC

62053.05

60477.90

 

61559.96

 

60311.07

 

BIC

62079.25

60696.28

 

61621.11

 

60573.14

 

MOR

1.54

      
  1. Note: *= P-value < 0.001; AOR, Adjusted odd ratio; CI, Confidence interval