Using these criteria, variables on women’s socio-demographic characteristics, relationships with their partners as well as previous experience of parental domestic violence were selected. Sociodemographic variables included current age (15-24, 25-34, 35-49), wealth index (first, second, middle, fourth, highest) and educational attainment (no education, primary and higher). Relational factors included husband’s alcohol consumption, decision-making authority within the household, husband’s controlling .