Table 3.
Prevalence of lifetime and past year physical violence by intimate partner against women
|
Type of violence |
Prevalence (n = 800) |
Frequency of violence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Once |
2 – 5 times |
>5 times |
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| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |
|
Life time (overall) |
311 |
(38.9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderate physical violence (overall) |
168 |
(21.0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Slapping on face* |
284 |
(35.5) |
70 |
(24.6) |
109 |
(38.4) |
105 |
(37.0) |
| Pushing/shaking/throwing something* |
137 |
(17.1) |
17 |
(12.4) |
38 |
(27.7) |
82 |
(59.9) |
| Twisting arm/pulling hair* |
114 |
14.3) |
8 |
(7.0) |
35 |
(30.7) |
71 |
(62.3) |
|
Severe physical violence (overall) |
143 |
(17.9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hitting with fist/something† |
135 |
(16.9) |
16 |
(11.9) |
45 |
(33.3) |
74 |
(54.8) |
| Kicking/dragging† |
103 |
(12.9) |
9 |
(8.7) |
31 |
(30.1) |
63 |
(61.2) |
| Threatening/attacking with knife or gun† |
27 |
(3.4) |
2 |
(7.4) |
5 |
(18.5) |
20 |
(74.1) |
| Choking/burning† |
24 |
(3.0) |
8 |
(33.3) |
1 |
(4.2) |
15 |
(62.5) |
|
Pat year (overall) |
114 |
(15.1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderate physical violence (overall) |
50 |
(6.2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Slapping on face* |
105 |
(13.9) |
21 |
(39.9) |
49 |
(20.0) |
35 |
(33.3) |
| Pushing/shaking/throwing something* |
63 |
(8.4) |
6 |
(9.5) |
25 |
(39.7) |
32 |
(50.8) |
| Twisting arm/pulling hair* |
62 |
(8.2) |
9 |
(14.5) |
22 |
(35.5) |
31 |
(50.0) |
|
Severe physical violence (overall) |
71 |
(8.9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hitting with fist/something† |
65 |
(8.6) |
13 |
(20.0) |
25 |
(38.5) |
27 |
(41.5) |
| Kicking/dragging† |
52 |
(6.9) |
9 |
(17.3) |
19 |
(36.5) |
24 |
(46.2) |
| Threatening/attacking with knife or gun† |
16 |
(2.1) |
2 |
(12.5) |
1 |
(6.3) |
13 |
(81.3) |
| Choking/burning† | 11 | (1.5) | 1 | (9.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 10 | (90.9) |
*Moderate physical act.
†Severe physical act.