Table 2 Types of intimate violence on reproductive age women during COVID-19 pandemic, Aksum town, 2020 (n = 682)
Violence type | Question items | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Psychological violence | Has he insulted you or made you feel bad about yourself? | |
No | 615 (90.2) | |
Yes | 67 (9.8) | |
Has he belittled or humiliated you in front of other people? | ||
No | 638 (93.5) | |
Yes | 44 (6.5) | |
Has he done things to scare or intimidate you on purpose? | ||
No | 671 (98.4) | |
Yes | 11 (1.6) | |
Has he threatened to hurt you or someone you care about? | ||
No | 632 (92.7) | |
Yes | 50 (7.3) | |
Physical violence | Has he slapped you or thrown something at you that could hurt you? | |
No | 653 (95.7) | |
Yes | 29 (4.3) | |
`Has he pushed or shoved you? | ||
No | 657 (96.3) | |
Yes | 25 (3.7) | |
Has he hit you with his fist or with something else that could hurt you? | ||
No | 673 (98.7) | |
Yes | 9 (1.3) | |
Has he kicked you, dragged you or beaten you up? | ||
No | 681 (99.9) | |
Yes | 1 (.1) | |
Has he choked or burnt you on purpose? | ||
No | 680 (99.7) | |
Yes | 2 (.3) | |
Has he threatened to use or actually used a gun, knife or other weapon against you? | ||
No | 682 (100.0) | |
Yes | ||
Sexual violence | Has he physically forced you to have sexual intercourse when you didn’t want to? | |
No | 670 (98.2) | |
Yes | 12 (1.8) | |
Did you ever have sexual intercourse when you didn’t want because you were afraid of what he might do? | ||
No | 658 (96.5) | |
Yes | 24 (3.5) | |
Has he forced you to do something sexual that you found degrading or humiliating? | ||
No | 682 (100.0) | |
Yes | ||