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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of women stratified by experience of gender based violence in a public health care setting

From: Gender-based violence screening methods preferred by women visiting a public hospital in Pune, India

N = 300

Overall

GBV experience = Yes

N (%)

70 (23.3)

GBV

experience = No

N (%)

230 (69.7)

P-Value

Characteristics

 Age (Yrs), Median (IQR)

25 (22–30)

24 (25–28)

25 (22–30)

0.17

Marital Status

 Married

267 (89.0)

60 (86)

207(90.0)

0.35

 Separated/Divorced

032 (11.0)

10 (14.3)

022(10.0)

Family type

 Nuclear

179 (59.5)

41 (58.5)

138(60.0)

0.88

 Joint

119 (39.5)

29 (41.3)

090(39.0)

Employment status

 Employed

092 (31.0)

11 (15.7)

058 (25.0)

0.12

 Not employed

207(69.0)

59(84.2)

166 (72.1)

Educational Status

 Illiterate

058 (19.4)

11 (15.7)

047(20.4)

0.28

 Primary

062 (20.7)

19 (27.0)

044(19.1)

 = > Secondary

179 (60.1)

40 (56.5)

137(59.4)

Awareness about GBV support Organization

 Yes

067 (23.0)

21(30.5)

046(20.0)

0.05

 No

226 (76.0)

48(69.5)

179 (77.8)

GBV screening done in health care setting.

 Yes

030 (10.1)

09 (12.8)

26(11.3)

0.65

 No

269 (89.9)

61(87.1)

204(88.6)

Do women want to be asked about GBV in Hospital

 Yes

212 (71.9)

54 (77.14)

159(69.1)

0.20

 No

083 (28.1)

15(21.4)

068(30.0)

Preferred Health Provider to inquire about violence

 Doctor

009 (3.0)

03 (4.35)

006(2.6)

0.45

 Counselor/Nurse

228 (76.0)

57(81.4)

171 (74.3)

 Others

055(18.3)

10 (14.2)

045(19.5)

Preferred technique for GBV screening

 Face to face interview

247 (83.0)

53 (75.7)

194 (84.3)

0.15

 Completing a survey

043 (14.3)

12 (17.1)

031(13.4)

 Computerized/mobile tool

034 (11.0)

12 (17.1)

022(09.5)

HIV Status*

 Positive

102 (64.0)

28 (70.0)

74 (62.1)

0.45

 Negative

57 (36.0)

12 (30.0)

45 (38.0)

  1. *HIV status: Unknown: 139 Women did not know their HIV status when interviewed for GBV