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. 2024 Apr 17;2:25. doi: 10.1186/s44263-024-00056-3

Table 3.

Type of IPV and corresponding source of help

Description Any violence (N = 17,765) Physical violence (N = 17,234) Sexual violence (N = 3520)
n % (95% CI) n % (95% CI) n % (95% CI)
Sought any help 2449 14.2 (13.7–14.7) 2404 14.4 (13.9–14.9) 811 22.5 (21.9–23.1)
Formal help sources
 Any formal help 226 11.4 (11.0–11.9) 226 11.6 (11.1–12.1) 109 13.1 (12.6–13.5)
 Police 141 6.9 (6.6–7.3) 141 7.0 (6.7–7.4) 70 8.4 (8.0–8.8)
 Doctor 38 2.7 (2.4–2.9) 38 2.7 (2.5–3.0) 17 1.9 (1.7–2.1)
Informal help sources
 Any informal help 2358 95.8 (95.5–96.1) 2313 95.8 (95.5–96.0) 763 95.3 (95.0–95.7)
 Own family 1496 61.3 (60.6–62.0) 1476 61.6 (60.9–62.3) 467 58.6 (57.9–59.3)
 Marital family 763 30.5 (29.9–31.2) 747 30.5 (29.9–31.2) 249 29.0 (28.4–29.7)

Women can report more than one source from which they sought help; % are based on the weighted sample; numbers are rounded off to one decimal place