Table 2 Proportions of ever-married women aged 15–49 years who reported intimate partner violence (IPV) over the lifetime and in the past 12 months, and who sought support for IPV in the past 12 months. NFHS-3 (2005–2006) and NFHS-4 (2015–2016), India
NFHS-3 (2005–2006) | NFHS-4 (2015–2016) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lifetime | Past 12 months | Lifetime | Past 12 months | |||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Physical, sexual, or emotional IPV | 24,502 | (35.3) | 16,128 | (23.2) | 20,899 | (31.7) | 16,589 | (25.1) |
Physical IPV | 21,589 | (31.1) | 12,879 | (18.5) | 18,680 | (28.3) | 14,158 | (21.5) |
Sexual IPV | 5778 | (8.3) | 4047 | (5.8) | 3975 | (6.0) | 3246 | (4.9) |
Emotional IPV | 9814 | (14.1) | 6879 | (9.9) | 8372 | (12.7) | 6944 | (10.5) |
Spousal control (ongoing) | 27,098 | (39.0) | 31,589 | (47.9) | ||||
All | 69,484 | (100.0) | 69,484 | (100.0) | 66,013 | (100.0) | 66,013 | (100.0) |
Sought any help | 5965 | (24.5) | 5096 | (26.61) | 3017 | (13.8) | 2752 | (14.5) |
Sought informal help | 5865 | (24.1) | 5008 | (26.15) | 2924 | (13.4) | 2664 | (14.1) |
Sought formal help | 294 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.39) | 230 | (1.1) | 215 | (1.1) |
All | 24,384 | (100.0) | 19,152 | (100.0) | 21,872 | (100.0) | 18,957 | (100.0) |