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Table 3 Binary logistic regression findings of factors associated with marital dissolution, 2022

From: Marital dissolution and associated factors in Hosanna, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Marital dissolution

 

AOR

[95% CI]

P value

 

Yes, N (%)

No, N (%)

   

Sex

     

 Male

41 (38.7)

148 (49.2)

1.35

0.81, 2.23

0.24

 Female

65 (61.3)

153 (50.8)

1

  

Highest level of education

     

 No formal education

12 (2.9)

19 (6.3)

1

  

 Primary education

25 (23.6)

75 (24.9)

1.85

0.73, 4.69

0.19

 Secondary School

22 (20.8)

104 (34.6)

3.2

1.26, 8.17

0.01

 Higher education

47 (44.3)

103 (34.2)

1.3

0.58, 3.33

0.45

The main reason to get married

     

 For financial security

6 (5.7)

87 (28.9)

1

  

 To get child

69 (65.1)

81 (26.9)

0.08

0.03,0.25

 < 0.001

 For companionship

19 (17.9)

69 (22.9)

0.31

0.11,0.83

0.02

 For social security

11 (10.4)

62 (20.6)

0.43

0.14,1.25

0.12

 Others

1 (0.9)

2 (0.7)

0.11

0.01.1.53

0.1

  1. N = Number of observations, 1 = Reference, CI = Confidence Interval, AOR = Adjusted Odds ratio.