Table 2.
Intimate partner violence in the preceding year reported by 2139 slum dwelling women interviewed at around 6 weeks postpartum
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
|
Physical, emotional or sexual intimate partner violence |
318 (15) |
|
Physical IPV |
247 (12) |
| Slapped |
212 (10) |
| Beaten |
97 (5) |
| Punched |
75 (4) |
| Kicked |
80 (4) |
| Hair pulled |
53 (2) |
| Dragged |
35 (2) |
| Arm twisted |
42 (2) |
| Threatened or attacked with a household object or knife |
17 (<1) |
| Choked |
11 (<1) |
| Burned |
2 (<1) |
| Locked up or tied up |
6 (<1) |
|
Emotional intimate partner violence |
167 (8) |
| Jealousy or anger if she talked to other men |
120 (6) |
| Humiliated in front of others |
62 (3) |
| Insulted and made to feel bad about herself |
44 (2) |
| Accused of being unfaithful |
37 (2) |
| Asked to leave the home |
36 (2) |
| Thrown out of the home |
24 (1) |
| Threatened with harm to herself or someone close to her |
24 (1) |
| Threatened with harm to or denial of access to her children |
23 (1) |
| Forcible removal of possessions |
21 (1) |
|
Sexual intimate partner violence |
35 (2) |
| Forced to have sex |
35 (2) |
| Respondents | 2139 (100) |
Individual proportions do not sum to 100% because respondents could have experienced more than one form of violence.