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 | |||
| Married | 753 | (94.1) | |
| Widowed | 35 | (4.4) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 12 | (1.5) | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 16-25 | 114 | (14.2) | |
| 25-34 | 276 | (34.5) | |
| 35-44 | 261 | (32.6) | |
| 45-54 | 122 | (15.3) | |
| 55-65 | 27 | (3.4) | |
| Age at marriage (years) | |||
| < 18 | 295 | (36.9) | |
| ≥ 18 | 505 | (63.1) | |
| Duration of marriage (years) | |||
| < 5 | 147 | (18.4) | |
| 5.0-15 | 322 | (40.2) | |
| ≥ 16 | 331 | (41.4) | |
| No. of children | |||
| 0 | 101 | (12.6) | |
| 1-2 | 220 | (27.5) | |
| ≥ 3 | 479 | (59.9) | |
| Years of formal education | |||
| 0* | 303 | (37.9) | |
| 1- 6 | 262 | (32.7) | |
| 7 - 9 | 83 | (10.4) | |
| 10 - 12 | 47 | (5.9) | |
| > 12 | 105 | (13.1) | |
| Total | 800 | (100.0) | |