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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Violence Against Women. 2018 Aug 29;25(5):549–571. doi: 10.1177/1077801218794302

Table 2.

Prevalence of IPV Behavior Perpetration and Victimization by Assault Type Among Female Sex Workers and Their Noncommercial Partners Along the Mexico–U.S. Border (n = 214).

Type Male perpetration Female perpetration Male victimization Female victimization
Psychological aggression
 None 111 (51.9%) 118 (55.1%) 104 (48.6%)** 136 (63.6%)**
 Minor only 82 (38.3%) 75 (35%) 84 (39.3%)** 56 (26.2%)**
 Major only 3 (1.4%) 0 (0%) 4 (1.9%)** 2 (0.9%)**
 Minor and Major 18 (8.4%) 21 (9.8%) 22 (10.3%)** 20 (9.3%)**
Physical assault
 None 170 (79.4%)* 154 (72%)* 163 (76.2%) 172 (80.4%)
 Minor only 24 (11.2%)* 31 (14.5%)* 17 (7.9%) 17 (7.9%)
 Major only 3 (1.4%)* 1 (0.5%)* 3 (1.4%) 4 (1.9%)
 Minor and Major 17 (7.9%)* 28 (13.1%)* 31 (14.5%) 21 (9.8%)
Injury
 None 188 (87.9%) 179 (83.6%) 187 (87.4%) 181 (84.6%)
 Minor only 22 (10.3%) 26 (12.1%) 23 (10.7%) 27 (12.6%)
 Major only 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%)
 Minor and Major 3 (1.4%) 8 (3.7%) 3 (1.4%) 6 (2.8%)
Sexual coercion
 None 192 (89.7%) 195 (91.1) 198 (92.5%) 194 (90.7%)
 Minor only 19 (8.9%) 12 (5.6%) 14 (6.5%) 12 (5.6%)
 Major only 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%)
 Minor and Major 3 (1.4%) 6 (2.8%) 2 (0.9%) 7 (3.3%)

Note. McNemar’s chi-square tests significantly different by gender. IPV = intimate partner violence.

*

Significant at p < .05.

**

Significant at p < .01.