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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression findings of factors associated with violence among refugee/displaced adolescent girls and young women in Kampala, Uganda (N = 333)

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

Indicators

1 type of violence reported

+ 1 type of violence reported

Unadjusted OR (95 CI)

Adjusted OR (95 CI)

Unadjusted OR (95 CI)

Adjusted OR (95 CI)

Socio-demographic factors

Age

1.13 (1.03, 1.24)**

1.07 (0.92, 1.24)

1.23 (1.06, 1.43)**

1.22 (0.97, 1.53)

Time in Uganda (> 1 year = 0)

 1–5 years

2.24 (0.83, 6.06)

 

1.81 (0.38, 8.53)

 

 <5 years

3.08 (0.99, 8.49)

 

1.15 (0.22, 6.02)

 

Relationship status (single = 0)

 Dating one partner/married

1.67 (1.01, 2.75)*

1.18 (0.55, 2.55)

1.86 (0.78, 4.42)

1.24 (0.33, 4.61)

 Casual dating/multiple partners

2.55 (1.14, 5.70)*

1.95 (0.63, 6.03)

3.14 (0.92, 10.76)

1.06 (0.17, 6.73)

Intrapersonal factors

Mobile phone ownership and use (Reference: No phone = 1)

1.90 (1.14, 3.18)*

0.57 (0.20, 1.66)

1.10 (0.48, 2.51)

0.34 (0.07, 1.66)

Mobile App usage (No = 0)

 >1

1.37 (0.63, 2.96)

2.91 (0.57, 14.97)

0.99 (0.19, 5.15)

0.15 (0.01, 1.59)

 +1

3.29 (1.80, 6.02)***

9.19 (2.09, 40.42)**

1.21 (0.52, 2.81)

1.06 (0.25, 4.52)

Depression (no symptoms = 0)

2.45 (1.45, 4.15)***

3.17 (1.43, 7.02)**

5.33 (1.55, 18.34)

5.72 (1.29, 25.38)*

Interpersonal factors

Experienced victimization as a child (no = 0)

 I type of violence

2.02 (1.13, 3.63)**

3.97 (1.70, 9.27)***

0.89 (0.24, 1.60)**

1.08 (0.19, 6.09)

 +1 type violence

2.41 (1.37, 4.24)**

3.65 (1.59, 8.39)**

4.29 (1.60, 11.45)**

5.08 (1.38, 18.64)*

Lifetime transactional sex (no = 0)

1.88 (1.08, 3.25)*

2.14 (0.95, 4.85)

5.96 (2.59, 13.71)***

2.39 (0.67, 8.48)

Sexual relationship power

1.04 (1.00, 1.08)*

1.06 (1.01, 1.12)*

1.04 (0.98, 1.09)

1.09 (1.00, 1.19)*

Community factors

Adolescent SRH stigma

1.09 (1.03, 1.15)**

1.15 (1.05, 1.28)**

1.14 (1.02, 1.28)*

1.12 (0.96, 1.32)

Food insecurity (no = 0)

0.71 (0.44, 1.17)

0.98 (0.48, 2.07)

5.44 (1.24, 23.79)*

7.15 (1.32, 38.89)*

Perceived Community safety (unsafe = 0)

0.91 (0.58, 1.44)

 

0.65 (0.30, 1.41)

 
  1. Reference group consists of participants reporting no experience of violence after the age of 16. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AGYW, adolescent girls and young women. Final adjusted model included: age, relationship status, mobile phone ownership, mobile app usage, depression, childhood violence, lifetime transactional sex, sexual relationship power, adolescent SRH stigma, food insecurity and community safety. *p = < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.000
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