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Table 2 Percentage of adverse pregnancy outcome, sexual and reproductive health among ever-married women in age group 15–49 and its association with various forms of spousal violence

From: Spousal violence against women and its consequences on pregnancy outcomes and reproductive health of women in India

Exposure of violence

STI (in last 12 months)

Current unwanted pregnancy

Abortion

Miscarriage

Ever had a termination of pregnancy

Prolonged labour during pregnancy

Spousal violence

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

Physical

***

 

***

 

***

 

*

 

***

 

***

 

 No

2.25

43,472

11.05

2698

3.0

16,026

5.65

16,026

14.53

43,472

40.58

15,127

 Yes

2.83

18,435

16.18

836

5.0

6755

5.91

6755

20.34

18,435

47.49

6306

Emotional

***

 

***

 

***

 

**

 

***

 

***

 

 No

2.24

53,341

11.68

3114

3.3

19,737

5.49

19,737

15.45

53,341

41.53

18,630

 Yes

3.59

8565

16.61

420

5.7

3044

7.26

3044

21.33

8565

49.85

2803

Sexual

***

 

***

 

***

 

*

 

***

 

***

 

 No

2.28

57,597

11.54

3302

3.4

21,091

5.82

21,091

15.79

57,597

42.03

19,873

 Yes

4.37

4309

22.52

231

6.3

1690

4.61

1690

22.63

4309

50.09

1560

Any violence

***

 

***

 

***

 

**

 

***

 

***

 

 No

2.17

41,278

10.62

2542

2.9

15,236

5.55

15,236

14.31

41,278

40.18

14,404

 Yes

2.95

20,628

16.46

992

4.9

7545

6.08

7545

20.17

20,628

47.60

7029

India

2.43

61,906

12.26

3534

4

22,781

5.73

22,781

16.26

61,906

42.61

21,433

  1. Significant level ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05
  2. n is un-weighted sample