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Types of assaults and assailants of female respondents
| Type of assault | Assailants (%) |
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| Husbands, (n=245) | Others, (n=127) | Total, (n=372) | |
| Slapped or had something thrown at them | 30 | 9 | 39 |
| Threatened or attacked by a weapon | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| Kicked and dragged | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Hit with fist or additional object | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Total | 66 | 34 | 100 |
