From: Domestic violence against married women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
Characteristics | Mean ± SD | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Age of studied sample | 33.8 ± 6.3 | |
20–30 year | 27.1 ± 1.6 | 605 (29.3%) |
31–40 year | 35.2 ± 2.5 | 1287 (62.2%) |
41–50 year | 42.5 ± 1.5 | 132 (6.4%) |
> 51 year | 60.8 ± 5.7 | 44 (2.1%) |
Residence | ||
Egypt | 1408 (68.1%) | |
Abroad | 660 (31.9%) | |
Residence in Egypt | ||
Upper Egypt | 220 (10.6%) | |
Lower Egypt | 1694 (81.9%) | |
Suez canal | 154 (7.4%) | |
Geographical region | ||
Urban | 1441 (69.7%) | |
Rural | 627 (30.3%) | |
Women’s education | ||
Primary and preparatory | 132 (6.4%) | |
Secondary | 407 (19.7%) | |
University | 704 (34%) | |
Postgraduate | 825 (39.9%) | |
Women’s job | ||
Housewife | 627 (30.3%) | |
Worker | 231 (11.2%) | |
Free business | 88 (4.3%) | |
Governmental work | 1001 (48.4%) | |
Private wok | 121 (5.9%) | |
Women’s age at marriage | 24 ± 2.6 | |
Length of marriage | ||
< 1 year | 11 (0.5%) | |
1–5 year | 319 (15.4%) | |
6–10 year | 781 (37.8%) | |
10–15 year | 770 (37.2%) | |
> 15 year | 187 (9%) | |
Number of children | ||
0 | 165 (8%) | |
1 | 275 (13.3%) | |
2 | 682 (33%) | |
3 | 693 (33.5%) | |
4 | 242 (11.7%) | |
5 | 11 (0.5%) | |
Family income | ||
Not enough | 374 (18.1%) | |
Essentials | 407 (19.7%) | |
Essentials and luxuries | 561 (27.1%) | |
Essentials, luxuries and save | 726 (35.1%) | |
Women was COVID-19 positive | 363 (17.6%) |