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Table 4 Prevalence of domestic violence against pregnant women according to type of violence

From: Domestic violence among antenatal attendees in a Kathmandu hospital and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study

Forms of violence

Number = 404

Percentage (%)

Psychological violencea

 Insulted/made feel bad about self

53

13.1

 Said or did something to humiliate in front of others

16

4

 Scared or intimidated on purpose

20

5

 Threatened to hurt/harm you or someone close to you

3

0.7

At least one episode of psychological violence

67

16.6 ± 0.04

Physical violencea

 Slapped/pushed/shoved/beat

19

4.7

 Twisted arm or hair/kicked

4

1.0

 Punched or hit/threw something that could hurt you

3

0.7

 Choked you

1

0.2

At least one episode of physical violencea

13

3.2 ± 0.02

Sexual violence

 Insisted to have sexual intercourse (but did not use physical force)

70

17.3

 Physically forced to have sexual intercourse

2

0.5

 Insisted to do any sexual act that felt to be degrading or humiliating (but did not use physical force)

1

0.2

At least one episode of sexual violence

70

17.3 ± 0.04

Psychological, physical or sexual violence (at least any one episode of three violence)

110

27.2 ± 0.04

  1. aMultiple responses