Skip to main content

Table 3 Factors affecting violence exposure among participating women during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Violence and sociodemographic related factors among a sample of Egyptian women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Factors

Total

Violence (n = 223)

n

(%)

P value

Age

 18–24

97

48(49.5)

0.050

 25–29

128

66(51.6)

 

 30–39

213

82(38.5)

 

 ≥ 40

71

27(38.0)

 

Residence area

 Urban

376

162(43.1)

0.579

 Rural

133

61(45.9)

 

Residence governorates

 Greater Cairo

265

100(37.7)

0.004*

 Outside Greater Cairo

244

123(50.4)

 

Education level

 Basic education

12

5(41.7)

0.396

 High school

32

17(53.1)

 

 University education

266

122(45.9)

 

 Postgraduate

199

79(39.7)

 

Marital status

 Single

166

81(48.8)

0.327

 Married

321

131(40.8)

 

 Divorced

17

9(52.9)

 

 Widow

5

2(40.0)

 

Working status before COVID-19 pandemic

 Working

313

133(42.5)

0.448

 Not working

196

90(45.9)

 

Children number

 0

28

14(50.0)

0.377

 1–2

209

91(43.5)

 

 3–4

100

35(35.0)

 

 ≥ 5

6

2(33.3)

 

Husband education

 Basic education

12

5(41.7)

0.141

 High school

25

14(56.0)

 

 University education

186

80(43.0)

 

 Postgraduate

98

32(32.7)

 

Participants working status during COVID-19 pandemic

 Working

217

85(39.2)

0.069

 Not Working

292

138(47.3)

 

Husband work during COVID-19 pandemic

 Working

268

99(36.9)

0.002*

 Not working

53

32(60.4)

 

Husband working hours change

 Reduced working hours

207

96(46.4)

0.005*

 Remain constant

99

29(29.3)

 

 Increased hours

8

1(12.5)

 

Violence before COVID-19 pandemic

 No

315

29(7.2)

< 0.001*

 Yes

194

194(100)

 
  1. *P < 0.05 is statistically significant