Table 2.
The frequency of physical and psychological domestic violence exposure and its perpetrators among family practice patients
| No. (%) of family practice patients who experienced |
P* |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| psychological violence | physical violence | ||
|
Frequency of violence exposure: |
|||
| rarely |
57 (27.8) |
60 (35.9) |
0.023 |
| sometimes |
76 (37.1) |
60 (35.9) |
|
| often |
35 (17.1) |
34 (20.4) |
|
| constantly |
32 (15.6) |
11 (6.6) |
|
| cannot decide |
5 (2.4) |
2 (1.2) |
|
|
Perpetrator: |
0.124 |
||
| other family members |
78 (38.0) |
50 (29.9) |
|
| partner | 127 (62.0) | 117 (70.1) | |
*χ2 test.