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Table 2 Prevalence of violence (life-time occurrence) as reported by women and men by state

From: Domestic violence against women in eastern India: a population-based study on prevalence and related issues

 

Physical violence

Psychological violence

Sexual violence

Any form of violence

Reported by women

    

   Orissa

13.2 (10.3–16.7)

52.5 (47.8–57.1)

32.4 (28.2–36.9)

60.7 (56.1–65.1)

   West Bengal

14.6 (12.2–17.4)

50.6 (47.0–54.2)

19.7 (16.9–22.7)

51.8 (48.2–55.4)

   Jharkhand

21.1 (17.6–24.9)

54.5 (50.1–58.9)

27.4 (23.6–31.5)

58.9 (54.4–63.1)

   Eastern India

16.1 (14.4–18.0)

52.3 (49.9–54.6)

25.4 (23.3–27.5)

56.3 (53.9–58.6)

Reported by men

    

   Orissa

21.0 (17.5–25.1)

62.7 (58.1–67.0)

17.8 (14.5–21.7)

62.9 (58.3–67.2)

   West Bengal

19.4 (16.7–22.4)

53.1 (49.5–56.7)

15.1 (12.7–17.9)

53.1 (49.5–56.7)

   Jharkhand

26.4 (22.6–30.6)

65.9 (61.5–70.1)

19.3 (16.0–23.2)

66.1 (61.7–70.2)

   Eastern India

21.9 (19.9–23.9)

59.4 (57.0–61.7)

17.1 (15.3–19.0)

59.5 (57.2–61.9)

  1. All figures are percentages; figures in parenthesis are 95% confidence intervals.