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. 2020 Jun 26;20:1008. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09123-4

Table 2.

Distribution of IPV related characteristics of the Respondents

Characteristics Frequency (n) Percentage (%)
Witnessing parental violence
 No 4403 64
 Yes 2476 36
Duration of relationship in years
 0–4 1750 25
 5–9 1444 21
 10–14 1044 15
 15–19 984 14
 20+ 1657 24
Number of co-wives*
 None 4187 74
 One or more co-wives 1456 26
Age at first marriage
 Below 18 years 3299 48
 18 or more years 3580 52
Partner controlling behaviors
 No 1965 29
 Yes 4914 71
Partner drinks alcohol
 No 3906 57
 Yes 2973 43
Frequency of partner being drunk
 Never gets drunk 4231 62
 Often 1079 16
 Sometimes 1569 23
Total 6879 100

* Frequencies do not add up to 6879 due to missing responses and/ or filters that dropped some questions when certain criterion was not met