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. 2007 Feb;97(2):232–234. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.078113

TABLE 1—

Experiences of Physical and Sexual Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and IPV-Related Injuries Among Women: Yokohama, Japan

Sample % (95% Confidence Interval)
Physical IPV
    Slapped/object thrown at 9.0 (7.4, 10.6)
    Pushed or shoved 8.4 (6.8, 10.2)
    Hit with fist or with something else that could cause pain/injury 2.2 (1.4, 3.0)
    Kicked, dragged, or beaten 2.6 (1.7, 3.4)
    Choked or burned deliberately 0.1 (0.0, 0.3)
    Threatened or assaulted with gun, knife, or other weapon 0.6 (0.1, 0.9)
    Any type of physical IPV 12.6 (10.9, 14.3)
    Probability of physical IPV by age 49 y 16.1 (13.7, 18.8)
Sexual IPV
    Physically forced to have sexual intercourse without consent 5.1 (3.6, 6.5)
    Had sexual intercourse because of fear of what partner might do 3.3 (2.3, 4.3)
    Forced to engage in a degrading or humiliating sexual act 1.4 (0.6, 2.1)
    Any type of sexual IPV 6.4 (4.8, 8.0)
    Probability of sexual IPV by age 49 y 8.1 (6.3, 10.5)
Physical and sexual IPV
    Any physical or sexual IPV reported 15.1 (13.1, 17.0)
    Probability of physical or sexual IPV by age 49 y 19.0 (16.4, 22.0)
Any IPV
    Any IPV-related injury 3.5 (2.4, 4.5)
    Probability of IPV-related injury by age 49 y 4.0 (3.0, 5.4)

Note. Analyses were based on 1287 women who had been involved in at least 1 heterosexual relationship before the time of the interview.