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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for variables included in the structural equation model

From: Drivers of men’s use of intimate partner violence in conflict-affected settings: learnings from the Democratic Republic of Congo

 

n

% (n) or mean (sd)

Physical childhood abuse, % (n)

2012

 

Never

 

16.3 (328)

Sometimes

 

58.7 (1180)

Often

 

25.1 (504)

Witnessed parental IPV, % (n)

  

Never

1908

49.1 (936)

Sometimes

 

39.1 (745)

Often

 

11.9 (227)

Lifetime sexual violence victimization, % (n)

2108

8.4 (176)

Adult physical violence victimization, % (n)

2108

33.1 (698)

Household income/poverty

  

210,000 CDF and higher

2106

10.0 (210)

150,000-209,999 CDF

 

9.7 (204)

60,000-149,999 CDF

 

33.2 (699)

30,000–59,999 CDF

 

23.7 (500)

10,000–29,999 CDF

 

10.7 (226)

1–9,999 CDF

 

1.1 (24)

0 CDF

 

11.5 (243)

Unemployment, % (n)

2108

67.1 (1414)

Perceived household disadvantage, % (n)

  

Much worse

2088

7.7 (161)

Somewhat worse

 

29.6 (618)

About the same

 

20.6 (430)

Somewhat better

 

38.8 (809)

Much better

 

3.4 (70)

Perceived village disadvantage, % (n)

  

Much worse

2055

4.5 (92)

Somewhat worse

 

21.8 (448)

About the same

 

31.5 (648)

Somewhat better

 

37.8 (776)

Much better

 

4.4 (91)

Lifetime displacement, % (n)

2108

53.8 (1135)

Exposure to conflict violence, mean (sd)

2108

3.8 (4.2)

Trauma symptoms, mean (sd)

1885

0.7 (0.6)

Gender inequitable attitudes, mean (sd)

1965

0.1 (0.7)

Past-year use of IPVAW, % (n)

2046

16.2 (332)