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Table 1 Sample distribution and proportion of women who exercised

From: Fear of intimate partner and women’s engagement in exercise: insights from a national survey in Kenya

Characteristics

Weighted sample n (%)

Proportion of women who exercised

n (% [95%CI])

p-values

Overall

5052 (100.0)

3893 (77.1 [75.2–78.8])

0.171

Afraid of partner

   

Never afraid

3609 (71.4)

2747 (76.1 [73.9–78.2])

 

Sometimes afraid

989 (19.6)

782 (79.0 [75.3–82.3])

 

Most of the time afraid

453 (9.0)

364 (80.3 [74.8–84.8])

 

Physical violence

  

0.027

No

3661 (72.5)

2784 (76.1 [73.9–78.1])

 

Yes

1391 (27.5)

1109 (79.7 [77.0-82.2])

 

Emotional violence

  

0.003

No

3456 (68.4)

2609 (75.5 [73.3–77.6])

 

Yes

1596 (31.6)

1284 (80.4 [77.7–82.9])

 

Sexual violence

  

0.087

No

4513 (89.3)

3455 (76.6 [74.7–78.3])

 

Yes

539 (10.7)

438 (81.2 [75.8–85.6])

 

Any severe violence

  

0.056

No

4269 (84.5)

3263 (76.4 [74.4–78.3])

 

Yes

783 (15.5)

630 (80.4 [76.6–83.8])

 

Partner has controlling behavior

  

0.236

No

1955 (38.7)

1484 (75.9 [73.1–78.5])

 

Yes

3096 (61.3)

2409 (77.8 [75.6–79.9])

 

Age

  

< 0.001

15–19 years

319 (6.3)

243 (76.3 [70.5–81.3])

 

20–24 years

923 (18.3)

667 (72.2 [68.1–76.0])

 

25–29 years

1141 (22.6)

849 (74.4 [70.1–78.3])

 

30–34 years

917 (18.1)

707 (77.1 [72.8–80.8])

 

35–39 years

783 (15.5)

609 (77.8 [73.0-81.9])

 

40–44 years

550 (10.9)

465 (84.5 [79.8–88.3])

 

45–49 years

417 (8.3)

352 (84.4 [80.1–87.9])

 

Education

  

< 0.001

No formal education

310 (6.2)

219 (70.7 [66.0–75.0])

 

Primary

1943 (38.4)

1582 (81.5 [79.1–83.6])

 

Secondary

1799 (35.6)

1365 (75.8 [72.7–78.8])

 

Higher

1000 (19.8)

726 (72.7 [67.7–77.1])

 

Media exposure

  

0.057

No

1086 (21.5)

806 (74.2 [70.9–77.3])

 

Yes

3966 (78.5)

3086 (77.8 [75.7–79.8])

 

Drinks alcohol

  

0.833

No

4789 (94.8)

3688 (77.0 [75.2–78.8])

 

Yes

263 (5.2)

205 (77.8 [69.7–84.3])

 

Wealth index

  

< 0.001

Poorest

816 (16.1)

656 (80.4 [77.5–83.0])

 

Poorer

845 (16.7)

695 (82.2 [79.1–84.9])

 

Middle

904 (17.9)

716 (79.2 [75.9–82.0])

 

Richer

1260 (24.9)

934 (74.1 [70.2–77.7])

 

Richest

1227 (24.3)

892 (72.7 [67.7–77.2])

 

Overweight/obese

  

0.756

No

2933 (58.1)

2267 (77.3 [75.0-79.4])

 

Yes

2119 (41.9)

1626 (76.8 [74.0-79.3])

 

Residence

  

< 0.001

Urban

2095 (41.5)

1499 (71.6 [67.7–75.2])

 

Rural

2957 (58.5)

2394 (81.0 [79.4–78.8])