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. 2018 Sep 20;2018:4738527. doi: 10.1155/2018/4738527

Table 2.

Comparison of current intimate partner violence among food secure and insecure currently married women in Arba Minch town, March 2017.

IPV last 12 months(N=696) Category Total Food security status p-value
Num(%) Food Insecure Food Secure
Num(%) Num(%)
Psychological violence No 413(59.3) 199(46.4) 214(80.1) 0.001
Yes 283(40.7) 230(53.6) 53(19.9)

Physical violence No 444(63.8) 209(48.7) 235(88.0) 0.001
Yes 252(36.2) 220(51.3) 32(12.0)

Sexual violence No 489(70.3) 250(58.3) 239(89.5) 0.001
Yes 207(29.7) 179(41.7) 28(10.5)

Intimate partner violence No 348(50.0) 144(33.6) 204(76.4) 0.001
Yes 348(50.0) 285(66.4) 63(23.6)

Both psychological and physical violence No 489(70.3) 248(57.8) 241(90.3) 0.001
Yes 207(29.7) 181(42.2) 26(9.7)

Both psychological and sexual violence No 534(76.7) 290(67.6) 244(91.4) 0.001
Yes 162(23.3) 139(32.4) 23(8.6)

Both physical and sexual violence No 527(75.7) 275(64.1) 252(94.4) 0.001
Yes 169(24.3) 154(35.9) 15(5.60)

Psychological, physical and sexual violence No 552(79.3) 299(69.7) 253(94.80) 0.001
Yes 144(20.7) 130(30.3) 14(5.2)

Isolated psychological violence No 638(91.7) 389(90.7) 249(93.3) 0.231
Yes 58(8.3) 40(9.3) 18(6.7)

Isolated physical violence No 676(97.1) 414(96.5) 262(98.1) 0.212
Yes 20(2.9) 15(3.5) 5(1.9)

Isolated sexual violence No 676(97.1) 413(96.3) 263(98.5)
Yes 20(2.9) 16(3.7) 4(1.5)