Table 2 Level and types of violence against women with disability (N = 475)
From: Hidden voices: prevalence and risk factors for violence against women with disabilities in Nepal
Types of violence | Lifetime | Within 12 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Emotional violence. Has anyone ever…… | 262 | 55.2 | 196 | 41.3 |
Insulted you or made you feel bad about yourself | 257 | 54.1 | 179 | 37.7 |
Belittled or humiliated you in front of other people | 221 | 46.5 | 154 | 32.4 |
Done things to scare or intimidate you on purpose | 113 | 23.8 | 66 | 13.9 |
Threatened to hurt you or someone you care about | 68 | 14.3 | 55 | 11.6 |
Gave mental pressure to earn money | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.8 |
Physical violence. Has anyone ever…… | 162 | 34.1 | 58 | 12.2 |
Slapped you or thrown something at you that could hurt you | 125 | 26.3 | 31 | 6.5 |
Pushed you or shoved you or pulled your hair | 107 | 22.5 | 36 | 7.6 |
Hit you with his fist or with something else that could hurt you | 74 | 15.6 | 28 | 5.9 |
Kicked you, dragged you or beaten you up | 61 | 12.8 | 14 | 2.9 |
Choked or burnt you on purpose | 7 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.8 |
Threatened to use or actually used a gun, knife or other weapon against you | 14 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.7 |
Thrown out from the house | 11 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.5 |
Sexual violence. Has anyone ever….. | 102 | 21.5 | 46 | 9.7 |
Physically forced you to have sexual intercourse when you did not want to | 81 | 17.1 | 26 | 5.5 |
Forced you to have sexual intercourse you did not want to because you were afraid of what your s/he might do | 48 | 10.1 | 19 | 4.0 |
Force you to do something sexual that you found degrading or humiliating | 36 | 7.5 | 22 | 4.6 |
Forced sexual activity like kissing, touching, masturbation, oral sex etc. | 22 | 4.6 | 12 | 2.5 |
Any type of violence | 274 | 57.7 | 200 | 42.0 |