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. 2009 Jul;1(1):37–47. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v1i1.15

Table 4: Factors influencing disclosure: Attitudes and exposure to IPV vs. Exposure.

Variable Willingness to disclose Families only Institutions only
N n % P- value N n % P- value N n % P- value
Attitudes to IPV 0.228 0.822 0.197
Non-tolerant 506 241 47.6 207 130 62.8 207 71 34.4
Tolerant 314 136 43.3 117 72 61.5 117 32 27.4
Ever experienced physical IPV 0.002 0.913 0.550
No 643 278 43.2 237 149 62.9 237 76 32.1
Yes 145 83 57.2 74 46 62.2 74 21 28.4
Ever experienced psychological IPV 0.052 0.090 0.218
No 490 211 43.1 182 121 66.5 182 52 28.6
Yes 297 149 50.2 128 73 57.0 128 45 35.2
Ever experienced sexual IPV 0.001 0.223 0.102
No 662 285 43.1 246 150 61.0 246 82 33.3
Yes 120 72 60.0 62 43 69.4 62 14 22.6
Experienced physical IPV within the past year 0.007 0.809 0.884
No 748 333 44.5 285 177 62.1 285 91 31.9
Yes 72 44 61.1 39 25 64.1 39 12 30.8
Experienced psychological IPV within the past year 0.018 0.061 0.128
No 627 274 43.7 232 152 65.5 232 68 29.3
Yes 193 103 53.4 92 50 54.3 92 35 38.0
Experienced sexual IPV within past year 0.027 0.290 0.300
No 750 336 44.8 287 176 61.3 287 94 32.8
Yes 70 41 58.6 37 26 70.3 37 9 24.3
Ever experienced any type of IPV 0.006 0.953 0.780
No 410 169 41.2 146 91 62.3 146 47 32.2
Yes 38 194 50.9 166 104 62.7 166 51 30.7
Experienced any type of IPV within the past year 0.002 0.801 0.767
No 574 244 42.5 207 128 61.8 207 67 32.4
Yes 246 133 54.1 117 74 63.2 117 36 30.8

N=Number within category, n= number within category that is willing to disclose, % = N/n * 100 (i.e. proportion willing to disclose within category, p is the significance level for associations between independent variables and willingness to disclose