Table 6 Reasons given for intimate partner violence among the 170 women ever beaten in Mbale district, Uganda in 2003
From: Intimate partner violence against women in eastern Uganda: implications for HIV prevention
Reason | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Husband has another partner | 41 | 24.1 |
Neglect of housework | 23 | 13.5 |
Away without husband's permission | 22 | 12.9 |
Arguments over money or care | 15 | 8.8 |
Disobedience or disrespect of husband/in-laws | 14 | 8.2 |
Woman suspected of infidelity | 12 | 7.1 |
Refused sex | 10 | 5.9 |
Husband drunk | 9 | 5.3 |
Other | 16 | 9.4 |
No response | 8 | 4.7 |
Total | 170 | 100.0 |