Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of all women who faced IPV (N = 17,765) and prevalence of help-seeking
| Description | All women who faced physical and/or sexual violence | Women who sought help | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 17765 | 2449 | 14.2 | |
| Individual level | ||||
| Marital status of women | ||||
| Currently married | 16502 | 91 (90.6–91.4) | 2129 | 13.1 (11.8–14.4) |
| Formerly married | 1263 | 9 (8.6–9.4) | 320 | 25.2 (23.6–26.9) |
| Highest educational level of women | ||||
| No education | 6671 | 37.3 (36.6–38.0) | 904 | 13.6 (12.3–14.9) |
| Primary | 2911 | 15.8 (15.2–16.3) | 411 | 13.6 (12.2–14.9) |
| Secondary | 7149 | 41.4 (40.6–42.1) | 994 | 14.7 (13.3–16.0) |
| Higher | 1034 | 5.6 (5.3–6.0) | 140 | 16.7 (15.3–18.2) |
| Currently working | ||||
| No | 11,272 | 63.5 (62.8–64.2) | 1311 | 11.5 (10.3–12.7) |
| Yes | 6493 | 36.5 (35.8–37.2) | 1138 | 18.9 (17.4–20.4) |
| Relationship-household level | ||||
| Earns more than husband | ||||
| More than him | 1131 | 6.4 (6.0–6.7) | 215 | 23.2 (21.6–24.8) |
| Less than him | 3260 | 17.9 (17.4–18.5) | 553 | 17.1 (15.6–18.5) |
| About the same | 973 | 5.5 (5.1–5.8) | 123 | 14.3 (13.0–15.7) |
| Husband does not bring in money | 322 | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 61 | 16.1 (14.7–17.5) |
| Do not know | 66 | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 10 | 39.3 (37.5–41.2) |
| Number of living children | ||||
| 0 | 1063 | 6.1 (5.7–6.4) | 190 | 18.1 (16.6–19.6) |
| ≤ 2 | 9326 | 52.1 (51.4–52.8) | 1279 | 15.2 (13.8–16.6) |
| > 2 | 7376 | 41.8 (41.1–42.5) | 980 | 12.4 (11.1–13.7) |
| Husband drinks alcohol | ||||
| No | 9838 | 58.8 (58.0–59.5) | 959 | 10.2 (9.0–11.4) |
| Yes | 7927 | 41.3 (40.5–42.0) | 1490 | 19.9 (18.4–21.5) |
| Women empowerment (decision about own health, large purchase, visit to family) | ||||
| No | 5619 | 32.1 (31.4–32.7) | 812 | 14.1 (12.8–15.5) |
| Yes | 10883 | 58.9 (58.2–59.6) | 1317 | 12.6 (11.3–13.8) |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorest | 5029 | 25.5 (24.9–26.2) | 636 | 13.5 (12.1–14.8) |
| Poorer | 4565 | 25.6 (25.0–26.2) | 611 | 12.3 (11.0–13.6) |
| Middle | 3723 | 21.7 (21.1–22.2) | 525 | 15.2 (13.8–16.5) |
| Richer | 2828 | 17.1 (16.6–17.7) | 401 | 14.0 (12.7–15.4) |
| Richest | 1620 | 10.1 (9.7–10.6) | 276 | 19.1 (17.6–20.7) |
| Father ever beat her mother | ||||
| No | 10846 | 60.7 (60.0–61.4) | 1325 | 12.5 (11.3–13.8) |
| Yes | 6271 | 35.3 (34.6–36.0) | 1064 | 17.3 (15.8–18.7) |
| Do not know | 648 | 4.0 (3.7–4.3) | 60 | 12.5 (11.2–13.7) |
| Community level | ||||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 3741 | 25.9 (25.2–26.5) | 604 | 17.5 (16.0–19.0) |
| Rural | 14024 | 74.2 (73.5–74.8) | 1845 | 13.1 (11.8–14.4) |
% calculated based on the weighted samples; % for women who sought help calculated for respective category; numbers are rounded off to one decimal place