Intimate partner violence and infant morbidity: evidence of an association from a population-based study in eastern Uganda in 2003

Table 1 Characteristics of women, husbands and infants in Mbale, Uganda, 2003.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Age of mother (years)
15 – 24	238	52
25 – 45	219	48
Education of mother (years)
0 – 7	324	71
8 or more	133	29
Marital status
Single/widow	191	46
Married	227	54
Parity
Primipara	100	22
Multipara	357	78
Mother works outside the home
No	123	27
Yes	334	73
Residence
Urban	124	27
Rural	333	73
Socio-economic status
Least poor	122	40
Poorest	185	60
Lifetime intimate partner violence
No	208	46
Yes	249	54
Age of husband (years)
15 – 24	69	21
25 – 45	260	79
Education of husband (years)
0 – 7	212	57
8 or more	160	43
Number of people in household
5 or less	220	48
6 or more	237	52
Age of child (months)
<6	220	48
6–12	237	52
Sex of child
Male	255	56
Female	202	44
Is child on exclusive breastfeeding?
Yes	105	23
No	348	77
Complete vaccination for age
No	252	55
Yes	205	45
Is child wasted?
No	427	93
Yes	30	7
Is child underweight?
No	407	89
Yes	50	11
Is child stunted?
No	421	92
Yes	36	8
Has child had cough with fast breathing in past two weeks?
No	413	90
Yes	44	10
Has child had fever in past two weeks?
No	225	49
Yes	232	51
Has child had diarrhoea in past two weeks?
No	322	70
Yes	135	30

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