Table 6.
Physically abused participant characteristics and source of abuse
| Variable | Mean | SD |
| Age at first physical abuse | 12.79 | 10.094 |
| Mean score of physical abuse consequence | 4.79 | 2.814 |
| Age of disclosure | 13.62 | 10.572 |
| Variable | Frequency | % |
| Physical abuse in the last year (n = 322) | ||
| ● Yes | 96 | 29.81 |
| ● No | 226 | 70.18 |
| Seeking assistance (n = 323) | ||
| ● No, did not suffer | 164 | 50.77 |
| ● No, although suffering | 92 | 28.48 |
| ● Yes | 67 | 20.74 |
| Source of abuse (n = 228) | ||
| ● Ex-husband | 22 | 9.6 |
| ● Current husband | 55 | 24.12 |
| ● Stepfather | 3 | 1.31 |
| ● Stepmother | 5 | 2.19 |
| ● Mother | 15 | 6.57 |
| ● Father | 40 | 17.54 |
| ● Brother | 41 | 17.98 |
| ● Sister | 2 | 0.87 |
| ● Children | 3 | 1.31 |
| ● Friends | 14 | 6.14 |
| ● Known person | 11 | 4.82 |
| ● Unknown person | 3 | 1.31 |
| ● Others | 14 | 1.75 |
| Substance abuse of abusers (n = 260) | ||
| ● Smoking | 112 | 43.07 |
| ● Drugs | 13 | 5 |
| ● Alcohol | 9 | 3.46 |
| ● Nothing | 126 | 48.46 |
| Disclosure (n = 321) | ||
| ● No | 175 | 54.51 |
| ● Yes, partially | 98 | 30.52 |
| ● Yes, all | 48 | 14.95 |
| Disclosure to medical practitioner (n = 179) | ||
| ● No | 144 | 80.44 |
| ● Yes, she knows | 3 | 1.67 |
| ● Yes, when she asked | 20 | 11.17 |
| ● Yes, immediately | 12 | 6.70 |