Table 3.
Women’s responses to physical partner violence in DSM and Mbeya.
| DSM (N = 474) | Mbeya (N = 586) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ever told anyone | 69.6 | 69.1 |
| Informal sources | ||
| Family | 50.0 | 34.3 |
| Husband/partner’s family | 29.3 | 29.4 |
| Friends/neighbours | 21.5 | 28.8 |
| Institutional sources | ||
| Police | 6.3 | 3.4 |
| Health worker | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Local leader | 8.4 | 24.9 |
| Religious leader | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Ever sought help from any source | 40.8 | 41.2 |
| Police | 15.2 | 6.5 |
| Hospital | 20.3 | 13.7 |
| Legal advice centre/court | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Social (shelter/woman’s organisation) | 4.2 | 1.4 |
| Local or religious leader | 20.0 | 33.3 |
| Ever fought back | 36.3 | 16.0 |
| Number of strategies used (told someone, sought help, ever fought back) | ||
| No strategy | 20.5 | 26.6 |
| One strategy | 29.1 | 30.0 |
| Two strategies | 34.0 | 34.0 |
| All three strategies | 16.5 | 9.4 |
| Ever lived with a man (N =) | 439 | 576 |
| Ever left (at least one night) | 39.4 | 30.7 |
| Mean number of times left | 2.42 | 2.08 |
| Permanent separation | 12.5 | 9.2 |