Table 1

Sample characteristics of non-pregnant women in Liberia who are currently married or living with a partner†

Overall (N=3894)Used healthcare facility in last 12 months (65.6%)Did not use healthcare facility in last 12  months (34.4%)p Value‡
Sexual division of labour
Age33.1 (0.19)32.6 (0.22)34.1 (0.28)<0.001
Education§<0.001
 No education52.5%47.8%61.3%
 Primary or higher47.5%52.2%38.8%
Currently working¶0.945
 Yes68.7%68.7%68.8%
 No31.3%31.3%31.2%
Area<0.001
 Urban35.0%40.1%25.4%
 Rural65.0%59.9%74.6%
Region<0.001
 Monrovia26.1%30.5%17.6%
 North Western7.6%6.2%10.4%
 South Central15.6%15.5%15.9%
 South Eastern A6.1%5.4%7.5%
 South Eastern B6.2%5.6%7.3%
 North Central38.4%36.8%41.4%
Wealth index<0.001
 Poorest20.0%16.1%27.4%
 Poorer21.7%20.1%24.6%
 Middle21.1%21.1%21.2%
 Richer19.8%23.0%13.8%
 Richest17.4%19.8%13.0%
Sexual division of power
Percentage of household decisions in which respondent participates¶74.3 (0.88)75.8 (0.92)71.6 (1.50)0.011
Percentage of scenarios in which IPV is justifiable††36.7 (0.80)35.8 (1.02)38.4 (1.25)0.105
History of abuse
 Physical abuse‡‡16.1%17.2%14.0%0.059
 Sexual abuse§§9.9%8.4%12.7%0.011
Structure of social norms and affective attachment
Older partner¶¶0.731
 Yes88.8%88.9%88.4%
 No11.2%11.1%11.6%
Marital status<0.001
 Married64.3%60.2%72.1%
 Living together35.7%39.8%27.9%
Partner lives in the house†††0.531
 Yes85.1%84.8%85.8%
 No14.9%15.2%14.2%
Partner's education compared to respondent‡‡‡0.328
 Less education5.8%5.9%5.5%
 Equal education47.3%47.9%46.3%
 More education46.9%46.2%48.2%
Additional controls
Number of household members6.3 (0.11)6.3 (0.12)6.3 (0.15)0.899
Number of children 5 years old or younger in household1.4 (0.04)1.5 (0.04)1.4 (0.06)0.085
  • †Values presented are weighted means and SEs for continuous variables and weighted percents for categorical variables.

  • ‡p Values derived from Rao-Scott χ2 tests for categorical variables and weighted linear regression models for continuous variables to determine unadjusted differences between those who have and have not been to a healthcare facility in the last 12 months.

  • §5 Responses are missing.

  • ¶20 Responses are missing.

  • ††26 Responses are missing.

  • ‡‡879 Responses are missing.

  • §§878 Responses are missing.

  • ¶¶134 Responses are missing.

  • †††47 Responses are missing.

  • ‡‡‡108 Responses are missing.

  • IPV, intimate partner violence.