Table 3 Description of violence experienced by the studied women
From: Domestic violence against married women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
Violence variables | Before COVID-19 | After COVID-19 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
1-Did not permit to meet/interact with female friends | 755 (36.5%) | 1313 (63.5%) | 827 (40%) | 1241 (60%) | 0.02 |
2-Restricted interaction with your family members | 539 (26.1%) | 1529 (73.9%) | 836 (40.4%) | 1232 (59.5%) | 0.000* |
3- Did not permit to handle money | 682 (33%) | 1386 (67%) | 807 (39%) | 1261 (60.9%) | 0.000* |
4- Did not permit to choose/buy things | 691 (33.4%) | 1377 (66.6%) | 886 (42.8%) | 1182 (57.1%) | 0.000* |
5- Irritated/suspicious/angry if you talked to other men | 682 (33%) | 1386 (67%) | 396 (19.1%) | 1672 (80.8%) | 0.0001* |
6- Accused you of being unfaithful | 66 (3.2%) | 2002 (96.8%) | 55 (2.7%) | 2013 (97.3%) | 0.3 |
7- Treated you like a servant | 594 (28.7%) | 1474 (71.2%) | 759 (36.7%) | 1309 (63.3%) | 0.0001* |
8- Did not allow you to partake in decision-making | 759 (36.7%) | 1309 (63.3%) | 649 (31.4%) | 1419 (68.6%) | 0.0001* |
9- He kept away from home for days or weeks without informing you/giving you money | 253 (12.2%) | 1815 (87.7%) | 627 (30.3%) | 1441 (69.6%) | 0.0001* |
10- He was unfaithful to you/had extra-marital relationships | 429 (20.7%) | 1639 (79.2%) | 341 (16.5%) | 1727 (83.5%) | 0.0001* |
11- Did not react against his relatives/agreed with his relatives, when they insulted you | 825 (39.9%) | 1243 (60.1%) | 660 (31.9%) | 1408 (68.1%) | 0.0001* |
12- Insulted you in front of others | 473 (22.9%) | 1595 (77.1%) | 638 (30.8%) | 1430 (69.1%) | 0.0001* |
13- Threatened to harm you physically | 528 (25.5%) | 1540 (74.4%) | 542 (26.2%) | 1526 (73.8%) | 0.6 |
14- Slapped you | 671 (32.4%) | 1397 (67.5%) | 660 (31.9%) | 1408 (68.1%) | 0.7 |
15- Beat you on other body parts | 913 (44.1%) | 1155 (55.8%) | 693 (33.5%) | 1375 (66.5%) | 0.0001* |
16- Twisted your arm/pulled your hair | 678 (32.8%) | 1390 (67.2%) | 1551 (75%) | 517 (25%) | 0.0001* |
17- Kicked you/dragged you | 297 (14.4%) | 1771 (85.6%) | 342 (16.5%) | 1726 (83.5%) | 0.05* |
18- Choked you or inflicted burns on you | 110 (5.3%) | 1958 (94.7%) | 66 (3.2%) | 2002 (96.8%) | 0.001* |
19- Ignored you purposely, by not having sexual intercourse with you for weeks | 715 (34.6%) | 1353 (65.4%) | 737 (35.6%) | 1331 (64.4%) | 0.5 |
20- Had sexual intercourse with you forcibly, when you were not interested | 871 (42.1%) | 1196 (57.8%) | 851 (41.2%) | 1217 (58.8%) | 0.6 |