Table 2.

Bivariate association of women's IPV status with their male partners’ socio-demographic characteristics and index of mental health disturbance

Socio-demographic characteristics and mental health indices of male partners	Women's IPV category (n = 870)
	Combined no IPV and low respect/regard alone (n = 341)		Severe psychological or any physical abuse (n = 529)
	Number	Col %	Number	Col %
Male Age group (in years)**
<25 years	21	6.2	36	6.8
25–29	58	17.0	151	28.5
≥30	262	76.8	342	64.7
Mean age (years)**	34.8		32.8
Torture**
No	322	94.4	472	89.1
Yes	19	5.6	57	10.8
Socio-economic index (male)*
0 (lowest socio-economic status)	15	4.4	36	6.8
1	120	35.2	213	40.3
2	127	37.2	198	37.4
3 (highest socio-economic status)	79	23.2	82	15.5
Any mental disturbance (threshold for PTSD or K10 or drinking alcohol very often) for male**
No	319	93.5	448	84.7
Yes	22	6.5	81	15.3

*Women's IPV rate significantly differ at p<0.05; **Significantly differ at p<0.01.