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Table 3 MALE Experience of physical violence in the last year (beat, kicked or slapped), discussion about gender violence and participation in community action about violence against women

From: Risk factors for domestic physical violence: national cross-sectional household surveys in eight southern African countries

  

Botswana

Lesotho

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

Swaziland

Zambia

Zimbabwe

TOTAL

% (number) who had, in the last year, had violent arguments where a partner beat, kicked or slapped the respondent, of those who answered

Crude

189/929

91/768

72/1109

70/930

168/1113

162/1261

337/1261

205/1231

1294/8113

 

Weighted

21%

12%

6%

8%

15%

21%

27%

17%

16%

 

Missing

65

92

61

45

54

63

88

53

521

% who said they had not spoken with anyone about gender violence in the last year

Crude

638/960

489/825

748/1167

657/964

679/1152

515/798

803/1329

590/1271

5119/8466

 

Weighted

66%

57%

64%

69%

59%

65%

60%

46%

60%

 

Missing

34

35

3

11

15

37

20

13

168

% who had participated in community activities in the last year

Crude

71/930

47/785

44/1159

64/964

64/1142

29/772

48/1328

118/1242

485/8322

 

Weighted

8%

6%

4%

6%

6%

4%

4%

9%

6%

 

Missing

64

75

11

11

25

63

21

42

312

% (number) who consider violence against women a serious problem in their community

Crude

758/928

796/1152

796/1152

613/952

791/1134

505/773

722/1298

580/1220

5242/8257

 

Weighted

82%

60%

69%

64%

70%

65%

56%

47%

64%

 

Missing

66

60

18

23

33

62

51

64

377

% (number) who said their community CAN do anything about violence against women

Crude

692/899

479/767

663/1150

508/903

626/1108

434/732

545/1255

582/1014

4529/7828

 

Weighted

77%

64%

58%

56%

56%

59%

43%

57%

58%

 

Missing

95

93

20

72

59

103

94

270

806