Table 3.
Life time and past 12 months prevalence and frequency of different forms of IPVAW among ever married/cohabited women age 15-49 years in East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia, January to April, 2011
| Forms of IPVAW (N = 1540) | Lifetime | Past 12 months | Frequency in the current (past 12 months) | Frequency before 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number % | Number % | Once | Few times '(2-5) | Many times (> 5) | Once | Few times (2-5) | Many times (> 5) | |
| Psychological/Emotional violence | ||||||||
| • Insulted/made feel bad | 1,030 (66.9) | 914 (59.4) | 230 (24.9) | 565 (36.7) | 119 (7.7) | 207 (13.4) | 539 (35.0) | 278 (18.1) |
| • Humiliated in front of others | 536 (34.8) | 485 (31.5) | 190 (12.3) | 219 (14.2) | 76 (4.9) | 113 (7.3) | 303 (19.7) | 120 (7.8) |
| • Intimidated on purpose | 599 (38.9) | 524 (6.5) | 190 (12.3) | 271 (17.6) | 64 (4.2) | 134 (8.7) | 327 (21.2) | 131 (8.5) |
| • Threaten/hurt/frighten someone they care about | 281 (18.3) | 242 (15.7) | 114 (7.4) | 96 (6.2) | 32 (2.1) | 79 (5.1) | 143 (9.3) | 56 (3.6) |
| ❖ At least one episode of psychological abuse | 1081 (70.2) | 984 (63.9) | 394 (25.6) | 680 (44.2) | 207 (13.4) | 300 (19.5) | 746 (48.4) | 366 (23.8) |
| Physical violence | ||||||||
| Moderate physical violence | 961 (62.4) | 961 (62.3) | 288 (18.7) | 595 (38.6) | 118 (7.7) | 237 (15.4) | 631 (41.0) | 262 (17.0) |
| • Slapped/Thrown some thing | 893 (58.0) | 797 (51.6) | 222 (14.4) | 495 (32.1) | 78 (5.1) | 179 (11.6) | 511(33.2) | 200 (13.0) |
| • Pushed or shoved | 621 (40.3) | 540 (35.1) | 159 (10.3) | 324 21.0) | 59 (3.8) | 145 (9.4) | 371(24.1) | 108 (7.0) |
| Sever physical violence | 835 (54.2) | 757 (49.2) | 230 (14.9) | 521 (33.8) | 82 (5.3) | 161 (10.5) | 517 (33.6) | 266 (17.3) |
| • Hit with fist or something else | 649 (42.1) | 581 (37.7) | 164 (10.6) | 375 (24.4) | 42 (2.7) | 110 (7.1) | 367(23.8) | 170 (11.0) |
| • Kicked, dragged or beat | 570 (37.0) | 490 (31.8) | 97(6.3) | 338 (21.9) | 57(3.7) | 66 (4.3) | 305(19.8) | 193 (12.5) |
| • Choked or burnt | 142 (9.2) | 125 (8.1) | 39 (2.5) | 76 (4.9) | 9 (0.6) | 21(1.4) | 103(6.7) | 23 (1.5) |
| • Threatened or used weapon (gun, knife) | 86 (5.6) | 80 (5.2) | 27 (1.8) | 47 (3.1) | 7 (0.5) | 16 (1.0) | 55(3.6) | 23(1.5) |
| ❖ At least one episode of physical violence | 1056 (68.6) | 964 (62.6) | 379 (24.6) | 749 (48.6) | 160 (10.4) | 290 (18.8) | 769 (49.9) | 388 (25.2) |
| Sexual violence | ||||||||
| • Physically forced to have sex | 904 (58.7) | 786 (51.0) | 160 (10.4) | 417(27.1) | 208(13.5) | 126 (8.2) | 432 (28.1) | 333 (21.6) |
| • Having sex because of fear of partner | 712 (46.2) | 622 (40.4) | 116 (7.5) | 317 (20.6) | 199 (12.9) | 105 (6.8) | 319 (20.7) | 282 (18.3) |
| • Sex that is degrading/humiliating | 127(8.3) | 108 (7.0) | 29 (1.9) | 70 (4.5) | 10 (0.6) | 26 (1.7) | 79 (5.1) | 24 (1.6) |
| ❖ At least one episode of sexual violence | 948 (61.6) | 847 (55.0) | 204 (13.2) | 500 (32.5) | 250 (16.2) | 165 (10.7) | 499 (32.4) | 394 (25.6) |
| At least one of the three violence | 1178 (76.5) | 1117 (72.5) | ||||||
NB- Percentage in each column may not add 100 as respondents can report more than one