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Table 2 Past 12-month intimate partner violence among refugee/displaced adolescent girls and young women in Kampala (N = 233)

From: Social ecological factors associated with experiencing violence among urban refugee and displaced adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Sociodemographic factor

Total N

Overall (N = 233)

No violence reported (N = 33, 14.2%)

1 type of violence reported (N = 91, 39.1%)

+ 1 type of violence reported (N = 109, 46.8%)

P value

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Age at interview date (years)

233

Mean = 20.01, SD = 2.48

Range = 16–24

Mean = 20.36, SD = 2.48

Range = 16–24

Mean = 19.47, SD = 2.35

Range = 16–24

Mean = 20.35, SD = 2.54

Range = 16–24

< 0.030

Education

233

        

< 0.016

 Less than post-secondary school

 

116

(49.8)

14

(42.4)

56

(61.8)

46

(42.7)

 

 Post-secondary education

 

117

(50.2)

19

(57.6)

35

(38.5)

63

(57.8)

 

Country of birth

233

        

< 0.000

 South Sudan

 

23

(9.9)

4

(12.1)

13

(14.3)

6

(5.5)

 

 Burundi

 

83

(35.8)

17

(51.5)

11

(12.1)

55

(50.5)

 

 DR Congo

 

98

(42.1)

6

(18.2)

56

(61.5)

36

(33.0)

 

 Rwanda

 

17

(7.3)

4

(12.1)

4

(4.4)

9

(8.3)

 

 Others

 

12

(5.2)

2

(6.1)

7

(7.7)

3

(2.8)

 

Immigration status

231

        

< 0.130

 Refugees

213

(92.2)

29

(87.9)

86

(96.6)

98

(89.9)

 

 Asylum seeker/undocumented

18

(7.8)

4

(12.1)

3

(3.4)

11

(10.1)

 

Time in Uganda 233

        

< 0.031

 > 1 year

15

(6.4)

3

(9.1)

2

(2.2)

10

(9.2)

 

 1–5 years

135

(57.9)

15

(45.5)

50

(54.9)

70

(64.2)

 

 > 5 years

83

(35.6)

15

(45.5)

39

(42.9)

29

(26.6)

 

Employment

233

        

0.000

 Students

93

(39.9)

18

(54.5)

46

(50.5)

29

(26.6)

 

 Employed

 

43

(18.5)

2

(6.1)

10

(11.0)

31

(28.4)

 

 Unemployed

 

97

(41.6)

13

(39.4)

35

(38.5)

49

(45.0)

 

Relationship status

226

       

< 0.000

 No current partner

 

66

(29.2)

15

(46.9)

22

(24.7)

29

(27.6)

 

 Dating one partner/married

 

123

(54.4)

11

(34.4)

66

(74.2)

46

(43.8)

 

 Casual dating/multiple partners

 

37

(16.4)

6

(18.8)

1

(1.1)

30

(28.6)

 

Mobile phone ownership and use

233

        

0.66

 No

 

33

14.2

9

(4.7)

11

(12.1)

13

(11.9)

 

 Yes

 

200

85.8

24

(72.7)

80

(87.9)

96

(88.1)

 

Mobile App usage

333

        

0.31

 No

 

18

7.7

4

(12.1)

4

(4.4)

10

(8.4)

 

 >1

 

36

15.5

4

(12.1)

22

(24.2)

10

(16.8)

 

 +1

 

179

76.8

25

(75.8)

65

(71.4)

89

(81.7)

 

Depressive symptoms

333

        

0.079

 No

 

87

26.13

12

(36.4)

17

(18.7)

21

(19.3)

 

 Yes

 

246

73.87

21

(63.6)

74

(81.3)

88

(80.7)

 

transactional sex engagement

229

        

0.000

 No

 

150

(65.5)

24

(72.7)

75

(83.3)

51

(48.1)

 

 Yes

 

79

(34.5)

9

(27.3)

15

(16.7)

55

(51.9)

 

Sexual Relationship Power

233

Mean = 30.33, SD = 6.40

Range = 11–44

Mean = 31.58, SD = 5.85

Range = 22–44

Mean = 33.36, SD = 6.22

Range = 22–44

Mean = 27.42, SD = 6.26

Range = 11–44

0.000

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health stigma

233

Mean = 13.68, SD = 4.08

Range = 1–19

Mean = 13.36, SD = 4.82

Range = 1–19

Mean = 14.30, SD = 3.35

Range = 4–19

Mean = 13.27, SD = 3.87

Range = 3–19

0.185

Food insecurity

233

        

0.850

 No

 

71

(30.5)

9

(27.3)

27

(29.7)

35

(32.1)

 

 Yes

 

162

(65.5)

24

(72.7)

64

(70.3)

74

(67.9)

 

Perceived Community safety

233

        

0.436

 Not safe

 

99

(42.5)

11

(33.3)

38

(41.8)

50

(45.9)

 

 Safe

 

134

(57.5)

22

(66.7)

53

(58.2)

59

(54.1)

 
  1. Note: 1. P-values were calculated using ANOVA or Chi square test
  2. *Types of violence included verbal, physical, and sexual violence
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