Table 4.
Empowerment among non-pregnant women in Ghana who had been pregnant and in a relationship in the past 12 months by experience of physical abuse (N = 404)
| Experienced physical abuse | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| N = 21 (4.3%) | 383 (95.7%) | |
| Partner control | ||
| Partner frequently accused her of being unfaithful* | 4 (21.3%) | 15 (3.8%) |
| Partner frequently tried to limit her contact with her family* | 5 (24.8%) | 16 (3.4%) |
| Partner insisted on knowing where she was at all times* | 17 (82.3%) | 176 (44.5%) |
| Partner did not trust her with money* | 6 (26.6%) | 17 (4.5%) |
| Partner control index1* [Mean (SE)] | 1.6 (0.06) | 0.6 (0.04) |
| Emotional abuse* | 21 (100%) | 91 (26.1%) |
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, results are presented as unweighted counts and weighted percentages.
1Partner control is the number of the following statements to which participants responded “yes”: 1) Partner frequently accused [respondent] of being unfaithful; 2) Partner frequently tried to limit [respondent’s] contact with her family; 3) Partner insisted on knowing where [respondent] was at all times; 4) Partner did not trust [respondent] with money. *P-values <0.01; derived from Rao-Scott chi-square tests for categorical variables and t-test for the continuous variable.