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Table 2 Reported physical and sexual IPV by study participants (n = 3966)

From: Prevalence, associated factors, and disclosure of intimate partner violence among mothers in rural Bangladesh

Type of violence

Ever during marriage

During past year

n

%

n

%

Any Physical or Sexual Abuse

1143

28.8

522

13.2

Any Physical Abuse

1040

26.2

402

10.1

 Slapped

972

24.5

362

9.1

 Pushed/Shaken/Thrown At

554

14.0

210

5.3

 Twist Arm/Pulled Hair

266

6.7

111

2.8

 Punched

365

9.2

154

3.9

 Kicked/Dragged/Beaten Up

356

9.0

154

3.9

 Choked/Burned

59

1.5

25

0.6

 Threatened with Knife/Gun

30

0.8

14

0.4

Forced Sex

286

7.2

183

4.6

One Type of Violence

403

10.2

201

5.1

2-3 Types of Violence

452

11.4

186

4.7

4-5 Types of Violence

229

5.8

77

1.9

6+ Types of Violence

59

1.5

58

1.5

  1. Note: Some women experienced more than one type of violence. Of the 522 women who experienced either physical or sexual IPV in the past year, 402 experienced physical IPV, 120 experienced sexual IPV, and 63 experienced both types of IPV
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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