[Table/Fig-1]:
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
| Characteristics | Non abused women N=462 |
Abused women N=351 |
|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD or n (%) | ||
| Age | 26.53±4.86 | 26.19±4.50 |
| Husband’s age | 31.75±6.13 | 30.55±6.76 |
| Marriage duration | 5.63±4.34 | 5.68±4.28 |
| Age difference between the couples | 5.52±3.65 | 5.35±4.54 |
| Location | ||
| Rural | 131(28.4) | 99(28.2) |
| Urban | 331(71.6) | 252(71.8) |
| Educational level | ||
| Uneducated | 12(2.6) | 2(0.6) |
| Primary school | 115(24.9) | 67 (19.1) |
| Secondary school | 177(38.3) | 142 (40.5) |
| College or University | 158(34.2) | 140(39.9) |
| Husband’s Educational level | ||
| Uneducated | 11(2.4) | 13(3.7) |
| Primary school | 153(33.1) | 115(32.8) |
| Secondary school | 178(38.5) | 143(40.7) |
| College or University | 120(26) | 80(22.8) |
| Employment status | ||
| Housewife | 401(86.8) | 308(87.7) |
| Employed | 61(13.2) | 43(12.3) |
| Husband’s Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 368(79.7) | 278(79.2) |
| Employed | 94(20.3) | 73(20.8) |