Table 4. Comparison of stress score and anxiety status in women referring to health-care centers affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2014, experiencing and not experiencing domestic violence.
| Variables | Groups | With domestic vio-lence N=216 | Without domestic violence N=284 | Total Frequency (percent) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trait Anxiety (frequency and percent) | Mild | 42 (19.4) | 89 (31.3) | 131 (26.2) | P=0.002 Mann-Whitney u |
| Moderate | 171 (79.2) | 194 (68.3) | 365 (73) | ||
| Severe | 3 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (0.8) | ||
| Total | 216 (100) | 284 (100) | 500 (100) | ||
| Mean Rank | 268.34 | 236.93 | |||
| State (frequency and percent) Anxiety | Mild | 29 (13.4) | 30 (10.6) | 59 (11.8) | NS Mann-Whitney u |
| Moderate | 176 (81.5) | 249 (87.7) | 425 (85) | ||
| Severe | 11 (5.1) | 5 (1.8) | 16 (3.2) | ||
| Total | 216 (100) | 284 (100) | 500 (100) | ||
| Stress Score (mean ± SD) | 25.59 ± 8.24 | 23.58 ± 8.46 | P=0.008 Inde-pendent t-test | ||