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Table 2 12 month and lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence. Values are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise stated

From: “It happens to clinicians too”: an Australian prevalence study of intimate partner and family violence against health professionals

Intimate partner violence

12 month

Adult lifetime prevalence

 

n = 432

n = 433

Fear of partner a

22 (5.1)

111 (25.6)

IPV Category (CAS)

n = 375

n = 421

 Severe physical, emotional and/or sexual combined abuse

8 (2.1)

58 (13.8)

 Physical abuse and emotional/harassment

8 (2.1)

19 (4.5)

 Emotional abuse and/or harassment alone

25 (6.7)

34 (8.1)

 Physical abuse alone

2 (0.5)

14 (3.3)

 

n = 402

n = 421

Sexual assault (rape) by partner

7 (1.7)

51 (12.1)

 

n = 434

n = 434

Total: Fear of partner and/or abuse

50 (11.5)

146 (33.6)

  1. Denominators vary due to missing responses
  2. a 33 participants omitted as they had never been in a relationship