Table 2 Lifetime and past year prevalence of different forms of violence among married women. N = 883
| Â | Lifetime prevalence | Past year prevalence | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forms of Violence | Violence exp. % (n) | Number of events | Violence exp. % (n) | Number of events | ||||
|  |  | Once | 2–5 times | > 5 times |  | Once | 2–5 times | > 5 times |
Physical Violence § |  | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |  | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Moderate physical violence: | 16.3(144) | 5.9 (52) | 8.2 (72) | 2.3 (20) | 3.9 (34) | 2.6 (23) | 1.0 (9) | 0.2 (2) |
- Slapped/threw something | 27.0 (238) | 6.7 (59) | 12.1 (107) | 8.1 (72) | 7.1 (63) | 3.3 (29) | 3.1 (27) | 0.8 (7) |
- Pushed/Showed | 5.8 (51) | 0.8 (7) | 1.9 (17) | 3.1 (27) | 2.6 (23) | 0.7 (6) | 1.4 (12) | 0.6 (5) |
Severe physical violence: | 14.6(129) | 2.9 (26) | 6.1 (54) | 5.5 (49) | 4.4 (39) | 0.8 (7) | 2.8 (25) | 0.8 (7) |
- Hit that could hurt | 11.6 (102) | 2.6 (23) | 3.7 (33) | 5.2 (46) | 3.4 (30) | 1.1 (10) | 1.6 (14) | 0.7 (6) |
- Kicked/dragged or beating | 8.6 (76) | 1.9 (17) | 3.1 (27) | 3.6 (32) | 3.1(27) | 1.2 (11) | 1.2 (11) | 0.6 (5) |
- Choked or Burnt | 1.7 (15) | 0.6 (5) | 0.6 (5) | 0.6 (5) | 0.3 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.2 (2) | 0.1 (1) |
- Threaten or Used a weapon | 1.8 (16) | 0.8 (7) | 0.5 (4) | 0.6 (5) | 0.5 (4) | 0.1 (1) | 0.2 (2) | 0.1 (1) |
Summary measure of Physical Violence | 30.9 (273) | 8.5 (75) | 22.4 (198) | Â | 8.3 (73) | 3.6 (32) | 4.6 (41) | Â |
Sexual Violence § |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Physically forced to have sexual intercourse | 2.7 (24) | 0.2 (2) | 1.1 (10) | 1.4 (12) | 0.5 (4) | 0.0 (0) | 0.2 (2) | 0.2 (2) |
- Did not want to have sex. Intercourse | 4.9 (43) | 0.7 (6) | 2.4 (21) | 1.8 (16) | 1.8 (16) | 0.9 (8) | 0.7 (6) | 0.2 (2) |
- Forced to do something sexual that felt degrading | 1.0 (9) | 0.0 (0) | 0.6 (5) | 0.5 (4) | 0.5 (4) | 0.0 (0) | 0.2 (2) | 0.2 (2) |
Summary measure of Sexual Violence | 6.6 (58) | 0.7 (6) | 5.9 (52) | Â | 2.2 (19) | 0.9 (8) | 1.3 (11) | Â |
Physical and sexual violence | 32.7 (289) | 10.0 (88) | 22.8 (201) | Â | 9.2 (81) | 4.1 (36) | 5.1 (45) | Â |
Psychological abuse § |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Insulted or made her feel bad about herself | 20.0 (177) | 0.9 (8) | 6.1 (54) | 12.6 (111) | 9.4 (83) | 1.4 (12) | 5.2 (46) | 2.8 (25) |
- Belittled or humiliated her | 10.6 (94) | 0.2 (2) | 3.5 (31) | 6.7 (59) | 5.7 (50) | 1.2 (11) | 3.3 (29) | 1.1 (10) |
- Did things to scare or intimidate her on purpose | 49.2 (434) | 1.9 (17) | 13.0 (115) | 32.5 (287) | 30.4 (268) | 5.9 (52) | 18.7 (165) | 5.8 (51) |
- Threaten to hurt her or someone she cared about | 12.9 (114) | 1.0 (9) | 5.3 (47) | 6.3 (56) | 5.9 (52) | 1.2 (11) | 3.2 (28) | 1.5 (13) |
Summary measure of Psychological abuse | 55.4 (489) | 2.2 (19) | 53.2 (470) | Â | 33.7 (298) | 5.3 (47) | 28.4 (251) | Â |
Psychological abuse alone | 27.9 (246) | 1.8 (16) | 26.0 (230) | Â | 25.4 (224) | 4.3 (38) | 22.4 (186) | Â |
Summary measures all forms of violence | 60.6 (535) | 10.0 (88) | 50.6 (447) | Â | 34.5 (305) | 5.4 (48) | 29.8 (263) | Â |