Table 3. Characteristics of intimate partner violence events, by type of violence, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 2009-2018.

Variables	Physical violence (n = 9,131)		Other forms of violence (n = 819)		Total (n = 9,950)		p-valuea
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Municipality where violence occurred
Interior region of the state	7,818	85.6	420	51.3	8,238	82.8	< 0.001a
Border with other country	1,313	14.4	399	48.7	1,712	17.2
Place where violence occurred
Home	7,367	80.7	681	83.2	8,048	80.9	< 0.001a
Public thoroughfare	792	8.7	49	6.0	841	8.5
Bar or similar place	207	2.3	5	0.6	212	2.1
Other	404	4.4	61	7.4	465	4.7
Unknown	361	3.9	23	2.8	384	3.8
Day of the week
Monday	1,249	13.7	121	14.8	1,370	13.8	< 0.001a
Tuesday	996	10.9	151	18.4	1,147	11.5
Wednesday	979	10.7	121	14.8	1,100	11.1
Thursday	1,015	11.1	158	19.3	1,173	11.8
Friday	1,049	11.5	119	14.5	1,168	11.7
Saturday	1,689	18.5	72	8.8	1,761	17.7
Sunday	2,154	23.6	77	9.4	2,231	22.4
Time of day
Morning - 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.	1,002	11.0	168	20.5	1,170	11.8	< 0.001a
Afternoon - 12:00 p.m. to 17:59 p.m.	1,585	17.4	139	17.0	1,724	17.3
Evening - 18:00 p.m. to 23:59 p.m.	3,346	36.6	211	25.8	3,557	35.8
Night/early morning - 00:00 a.m. to 05:59 a.m.	1,152	12.6	56	6.8	1,208	12.1
Unknown	2,046	22.4	245	29.9	2,291	23.0
Type of violenceb
Physical	9,131	100.0	-	-	9,131	91.8	< 0.001c
Psychological/emotional	3,196	35.0	625	76.3	3,821	38.4
Sexual	117	1.3	59	7.2	176	1.8
Other	596	6.5	207	25.3	803	8.1
Means usedc
Physical force/beating	7,810	85.5	52	6.4	7,862	79.0	< 0.001c
Threats	1,543	16.9	388	47.4	1,931	19.4
Sharp object	1,107	12.1	13	1.6	1,120	11.7
Hanging	818	9.0	8	1.0	826	8.3
Blunt object	672	7.4	2	0.2	674	6.8
Firearm	95	1.0	11	1.3	106	1.1	0.420c
Hot substance/object	56	0.6	5	0.6	61	0.6	0.990c
Poisoning	25	0.3	18	2.2	43	0.4	< 0.001c
Other	335	3.7	117	14.3	452	4.5
Repeated event
Yes	5,124	56.1	567	69.2	5,691	57.2	< 0.001a
No	2,654	29.1	118	14.4	2,772	27.9
Unknown	1,353	14.8	134	16.4	1,487	14.9
Aggressor under the effect of alcohol
Yes	5,424	59.4	289	35.3	5,713	57.4	< 0.001a
No	2,219	24.3	370	45.2	2,589	26.0
Unknown	1,488	16.3	160	19.5	1,648	16.6

a) Pearson’s chi-square test; b) Multiple answers were possible for this variable, resulting in percentages above 100%; c) Fisher’s exact test.