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Table 3 Participants' opinions about 7 potential consequences of IPVAW. Items ranked in descending order of "complete agreement"

From: Opinions of married women about potential causes and triggers of intimate partner violence against women. A cross-sectional investigation in an Iranian city

 

% respondents' opinions*

Potential consequences

1

2

3

4

5

Mental problems of children

81.4

12.4

1.1

0.9

0.2

Long-lasting mental problems for the wife

80.2

14.0

0.2

1.1

0.5

Learning problems of children at school

69.9

22.3

1.8

1.6

0.5

Inability of the wife/mother to look after her children and family matters

67.4

23.0

1.4

3.9

0.5

Husband's mental problem

63.2

19.5

2.5

6.9

3.9

Marital instability (threat to the survival of the marriage)

61.8

25.7

2.8

4.1

1.6

Economic problems

25.1

28.7

6.4

19.1

16.8

  1. * 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are "completely agree", "agree", "no idea", "disagree" and "completely disagree" respectively