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. 2022 Oct 10;17(10):e0275950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275950

Table 1. Findings related factors affecting women’s exposure to verbal and psychological violence.

Variables Exposure to verbal and psychological violence n (%) χ2 P
No Yes
Survey year
2008 6,528 (62.1) 5,194 (64.8) 11,722 (63.3) 14.178 < 0.0001
2014 3,978 (37.9) 2,818 (35.2) 6,796 (36.7)
Region
West 3,213 (30.6) 2,088 (26.1) 5,301 (28.6) 96.945 < 0.0001
South 908 (8.6) 710 (8.9) 1618 (8.7)
Middle 2,206 (21.0) 1,975 (24.7) 4,181 (22.6)
North 1,471 (14.0) 925 (11.5) 2,396 (12.9)
East 2,708 (25.8) 2,314 (28.9) 5,022 (27.1)
Place of residence
Urban 7,538 (71.7) 5,820 (72.6) 13,358 (72.1) 1.798 0.180
Rural 2,968 (28.3) 2,192 (27.4) 5,160 (27.9)
Age
15–24 1,831 (17.4) 964 (12.0) 2,795 (15.1) 118.274 < 0.0001
25–34 3,313 (31.5) 2,544 (31.8) 5,857 (31.6)
35–44 2,726 (25.9) 2,165 (27.0) 4,891 (26.4)
45–54 1,922 (18.3) 1,711 (21.4) 3,633 (19.6)
55+ 714 (6.8) 628 (7.8) 1,342 (7.2)
Educational level
Illiterate 1,590 (15.1) 1,424 (17.8) 3,014 (16.3) 158.667 < 0.0001
Elementary school 4,905 (46.7) 4,081 (51.0) 8,986 (48.5)
Secondary school 1,017 (9.7) 803 (10.0) 1,820 (9.8)
High school 1,814 (17.3) 1,164 (14.5) 2,978 (16.1)
University 1,180 (11.2) 537 (6.7) 1,717 (9.3)
Individual earning/income
No 8,281 (78.8) 6,271 (78.3) 14,552 (78.6) 0.773 0.379
Yes 2,222 (21.2) 1,737 (21.7) 3,969 (21.4)
Health insurance status
No 1,425 (13.6) 1,276 (15.9) 2,701 (14.6) 20.299 < 0.0001
Yes 9,077 (86.4) 6,735 (84.1) 15,812 (85.4)
Marital status
Never married 1,045 (9.9) 388 (4.8) 1,433 (7.7) 365.775 < 0.0001
Once 9,283 (88.4) 7,168 (89.5) 16,451 (88.8)
Two and more 178 (1.7) 456 (5.7) 634 (3.4)
Number of children
Has no child 1,896 (17.8) 823 (10.3) 2,692 (14.5) 266.768 < 0.0001
One 1,770 (16.8) 1,131 (14.1) 2,901 (15.7)
Two and more 6,867 (65.4) 6,058 (75.6) 12,925 (69.8)
Exposure to violence by first-degree relatives
No 9,672 (92.1) 6,696 (83.6) 16,368 (88.4) 317.725 < 0.0001
Yes 833 (7.9) 1,313 (16.4) 2,146 (11.6)
Health status
Excellent/good 5,286 (50.3) 2,782 (34.7) 8,068 (43.6) 530.750 < 0.0001
Reasonable 4,055 (38.6) 3,658 (45.7) 7,713 (41.7)
Bad/very bad 1,163 (11.1) 1,568 (19.6) 2,731 (14.8)
Husband or partner’s educational level
Illiterate 364 (3.5) 367 (4.6) 731 (4.0) 180.858 < 0.0001
Elementary school 4,184 (39.9) 3,630 (45.3) 7,814 (42.2)
Secondary school 1,437 (13.7) 1,255 (15.7) 2,692 (14.5)
High school 2,659 (25.3) 1,824 (22.8) 4,483 (24.2)
University 1,852 (17.6) 930 (11.6) 2,782 (15.0)
Husband or partner’s employment status
No 1,861 (17.7) 1,553 (19.4) 3,414 (18.5) 8.368 < 0.01
Yes 8,635 (82.3) 6,454 (80.6) 15,089 (81.5)
Husband or partner’s alcohol use status
No 8,778 (83.6) 5,893 (73.6) 14,671 (79.3) 277.567 < 0.0001
Yes 1,723 (16.4) 2,117 (26.4) 3,840 (20.7)
Husband or partner’s gambling status
No 10,419 (99.2) 7,705 (96.2) 18,124 (97.9) 201.773 < 0.0001
Yes 81 (0.8) 302 (3.8) 383 (2.1)
Husband or partner’s drug use status
No 10,480 (99.8) 7,934 (99.2) 18,414 (99.6) 46.526 < 0.0001
Yes 16 (0.2) 66 (0.8) 82 (0.4)
Husband or partner’s cheating status
No 10,109 (96.3) 6,743 (84.3) 16,852 (91.1) 817.102 < 0.0001
Yes 385 (3.7) 1,260 (15.7) 1,645 (8.9)
Status of women’s exposure to husband or partner’s economic violence
No 8,515 (82.8) 4,666 (58.8) 13,181 (72.3) 1,293.769 < 0.0001
Yes 1,769 (17.2) 3,275 (41.2) 5,044 (27.7)
Status of exposure to husband or partner’s physical violence
No 8,934 (85.0) 2,796 (34.9) 11,730 (63.3) 4,921.428 < 0.0001
Yes 1,572 (15.0) 5,216 (65.1) 6,788 (36.7)
Status of exposure to husband or partner’s sexual violence
No 10,141 (96.5) 5,756 (71.9) 15,897 (85.9) 2,270.962 < 0.0001
Yes 365 (3.5) 2,249 (28.1) 2,614 (14.1)