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. 2020 Mar 6;2020:7626741. doi: 10.1155/2020/7626741

Table 2.

Knowledge of IPV among pregnant women.

Variables Frequency (%)
Have you heard of IPV?
 Yes 239 (92.3%)
 No 20 (7.7)
Source of information on IPV
 Media 102 (39.2%)
 Personal experience 34 (13.1%)
 Hospital/health worker 1 (0.4%)
 Lecture/seminar 104 (40%)
IPV is a serious public health issue
 Yes 253 (97.3%)
 No 7 (2.7%)
Slapping, kicking dragging, beating, choking, pushing, etc., are examples of IPV
 Yes 250 (96.2%)
 No 10 (3.8)
Forcing partner to have sex when he/she does not want to
 Yes 227 (87.3%)
 No 33 (12.7%)
Forcing partner to do something sexual that he/she finds degrading or humiliating
 Yes 219 (84.2%)
 No 41 (15.8%)
Belittling or humiliating a partner in front of other people
 Yes 230 (88.5%)
 No 30 (11.5%)
Restricting a partner from contact with family or friends
 Yes 243 (93.5%)
 No 17 (6.5%)
Denial of food and other nutritional substance
 Yes 231 (88.8%)
 No 29 (11.2)