Table 3 Prevalence of violence against young married women according to type of violence, Rural Nepal, 2009
From: Women's Status and Violence against Young Married Women in Rural Nepal
Type of violence | Lifetime % (N = 1296) | Past 12 months % (N = 1296) |
|---|---|---|
Slapped you or thrown something at you that could hurt you | 15.0 | 9.3 |
Pushed you or shoved you or pulled your hair | 15.7 | 11.4 |
Hit you with his fist or with something else that could hurt you | 5.9 | 3.7 |
Kicked you, dragged you or beaten you up | 11.0 | 8.1 |
Choked or burnt you on purpose | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Threatened to use or actually used a gun, knife or other weapon against you | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Physical violence: at least one type | 25.3 | 17.4 |
Physically force you to have sexual intercourse with him even when you did not want to | 44.9 | 29.7 |
Force you for sexual intercourse when you were afraid to say 'no' for sex because of fear that he would do something | 24.8 | 19.0 |
Threaten you that if you didn't have sex with him he would leave you or go to another woman | 9.8 | 6.9 |
Force you to do something sexual that you found degrading or humiliating | 13.5 | 12.1 |
Sexual violence: at least one type | 46.2 | 31.3 |
Experienced either physical or sexual | 51.9 | 35.8 |