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Forms of coercive strategies or situations used by spouses to perpetrate marital rape experience N=184
| Coercive strategies*+ | Frequency (%) |
| Physical force | 153 (25.9) |
| Threat | 139 (23.5) |
| Opportunity of ill-health | 112 (19.0) |
| Verbal abuse/attack | 85 (14.4) |
| Harmful substances or weapon | 67 (11.2) |
| Drugs or sleep-inducing substances | 35 (5.9) |
Multiple responses were included
84.2% reported the use of more than one coercive strategy.
