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Table 2 Intimate partner violence in the preceding year reported by 2139 slum dwelling women interviewed at around 6 weeks postpartum

From: Intimate partner violence against women during and after pregnancy: a cross-sectional study in Mumbai slums

 

n (%)

Physical, emotional or sexual intimate partner violence

318 (15)

Physical IPV

247 (12)

  Slapped

212 (10)

  Beaten

97 (5)

  Punched

75 (4)

  Kicked

80 (4)

  Hair pulled

53 (2)

  Dragged

35 (2)

  Arm twisted

42 (2)

  Threatened or attacked with a household object or knife

17 (<1)

  Choked

11 (<1)

  Burned

2 (<1)

  Locked up or tied up

6 (<1)

Emotional intimate partner violence

167 (8)

  Jealousy or anger if she talked to other men

120 (6)

  Humiliated in front of others

62 (3)

  Insulted and made to feel bad about herself

44 (2)

  Accused of being unfaithful

37 (2)

  Asked to leave the home

36 (2)

  Thrown out of the home

24 (1)

  Threatened with harm to herself or someone close to her

24 (1)

  Threatened with harm to or denial of access to her children

23 (1)

  Forcible removal of possessions

21 (1)

Sexual intimate partner violence

35 (2)

  Forced to have sex

35 (2)

Respondents

2139 (100)

  1. Individual proportions do not sum to 100% because respondents could have experienced more than one form of violence.