Table 1 Characteristics of women participated in the study
From: Intimate partner violence against women in the Erbil city of the Kurdistan region, Iraq
Characteristics | No. | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Marital status | |||
| Â | Married | 753 | (94.1) |
| Â | Widowed | 35 | (4.4) |
| Â | Divorced/Separated | 12 | (1.5) |
Age group (years) | |||
| Â | 16-25 | 114 | (14.2) |
| Â | 25-34 | 276 | (34.5) |
| Â | 35-44 | 261 | (32.6) |
| Â | 45-54 | 122 | (15.3) |
| Â | 55-65 | 27 | (3.4) |
Age at marriage (years) | |||
| Â | < 18 | 295 | (36.9) |
|  | ≥ 18 | 505 | (63.1) |
Duration of marriage (years) | |||
| Â | < 5 | 147 | (18.4) |
| Â | 5.0-15 | 322 | (40.2) |
|  | ≥ 16 | 331 | (41.4) |
No. of children | |||
| Â | 0 | 101 | (12.6) |
| Â | 1-2 | 220 | (27.5) |
|  | ≥ 3 | 479 | (59.9) |
Years of formal education | |||
| Â | 0* | 303 | (37.9) |
| Â | 1- 6 | 262 | (32.7) |
| Â | 7 - 9 | 83 | (10.4) |
| Â | 10 - 12 | 47 | (5.9) |
| Â | > 12 | 105 | (13.1) |
| Â | Total | 800 | (100.0) |