Table 1.

Abuse Prevalence and Help-Seeking Experiences Among Female Survey Participants (n = 1,038).

	% (n)
Experienced physical or sexual abuse from husband	36.0 (374)
The last time you experienced severe violence or harassment; did you tell anyone or seek any help? (n = 372)	31.7 (118)
If yes, whom did you tell or seek help from? (n = 118)
Parents	48.3 (57)
In-laws	17.0 (20)
Neighbor	14.4 (17)
Sister or brother	9.3 (11)
Friend	7.6 (9)
Police	1.7 (2)
Lawyer	0.9 (1)
Community Health Worker (CHW)	0.9 (1)
Others from natal home	0
Community leader	0
Mahila Mandal (violence support NGO)	0
Doctor/nurse	0