Variable | Mean | SD |
Age at first physical abuse | 12.79 | 10.094 |
Mean score of physical abuse consequence | 4.79 | 2.814 |
Age of disclosure | 13.62 | 10.572 |
Variable | Frequency | % |
Physical abuse in the last year (n = 322) | ||
● Yes | 96 | 29.81 |
● No | 226 | 70.18 |
Seeking assistance (n = 323) | ||
● No, did not suffer | 164 | 50.77 |
● No, although suffering | 92 | 28.48 |
● Yes | 67 | 20.74 |
Source of abuse (n = 228) | ||
● Ex-husband | 22 | 9.6 |
● Current husband | 55 | 24.12 |
● Stepfather | 3 | 1.31 |
● Stepmother | 5 | 2.19 |
● Mother | 15 | 6.57 |
● Father | 40 | 17.54 |
● Brother | 41 | 17.98 |
● Sister | 2 | 0.87 |
● Children | 3 | 1.31 |
● Friends | 14 | 6.14 |
● Known person | 11 | 4.82 |
● Unknown person | 3 | 1.31 |
● Others | 14 | 1.75 |
Substance abuse of abusers (n = 260) | ||
● Smoking | 112 | 43.07 |
● Drugs | 13 | 5 |
● Alcohol | 9 | 3.46 |
● Nothing | 126 | 48.46 |
Disclosure (n = 321) | ||
● No | 175 | 54.51 |
● Yes, partially | 98 | 30.52 |
● Yes, all | 48 | 14.95 |
Disclosure to medical practitioner (n = 179) | ||
● No | 144 | 80.44 |
● Yes, she knows | 3 | 1.67 |
● Yes, when she asked | 20 | 11.17 |
● Yes, immediately | 12 | 6.70 |