Economic hardship and perpetration of intimate partner violence by young men in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021–2022): a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Estimated effect of economic hardship on self-reported IPV perpetration among men ages 16–24 years in the eThekwini District of South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: multivariable logistic regressions

Analysis	N	Events	OR	95% CI
Overall IPV Perpetration
Covariate-adjusted (main)	592	74	1.83	0.98–3.47
PS matching weights (sensitivity)	592	74	1.57	0.85–2.92
Physical IPV perpetration
Covariate-adjusted (main)	592	57	1.34	0.69–2.63
PS matching weights (sensitivity)	592	57	1.26	0.65–2.46
Sexual IPV perpetration
Covariate-adjusted (main)	592	25	6.99	1.85–36.59
PS matching weights (sensitivity)	592	25	4.45	1.16–17.13

Data source: AYAZAZI RIGHTS survey focusing on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in South Africa.
Both covariate-adjusted and PS matching weights analyses included age, race, relationship status, sexual orientation, frequency of alcohol consumption, having children, being in school or employed, HIV status, average monthly household income, number of adults in household, number of children in household, number of seniors in household, not able to cope during COVID-19, being upset during COVID-19, anxiety during COVID-19, and worrying during COVID-19
AYAZAZI in South Africa, CI confidence interval, eEvents number of participants reporting IPV perpetration, IPV intimate partner violence, N number of participants included in analysis, OR odds ratio, PS propensity score, RIGHTS Rapid Investigation of Gendered Health outcomes in the Time of SARS-CoV-2

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