Table 4 Percentage of young married women reporting experiences of sexual violence by their selected individual characteristics: Rural Nepal, 2009
Background characteristics | % reporting life time experience of SV | % reporting experience of SV in last 12 months | N |
|---|---|---|---|
Current age of women | *** | ||
15–17 years | 51.9 | 45.6 | 79 |
18–20 years | 47.5 | 35.9 | 398 |
21–24 years | 45.1 | 27.6 | 819 |
Age at marriage | ** | ||
Les than 15 | 59.3 | 34.1 | 91 |
15–17 | 48.1 | 32.1 | 672 |
18 and over | 41.6 | 29.6 | 533 |
Duration of marriage | *** | ||
Less than 1 year | 52.0 | 48.8 | 127 |
1–2 years | 42.5 | 32.7 | 318 |
2–4 years | 45.0 | 28.4 | 320 |
5 and more years | 47.8 | 27.9 | 531 |
Type of marriage | |||
Arranged | 47.8 | 31.4 | 908 |
Love marriage | 42.5 | 30.9 | 388 |
Sex composition of living child | *** | ||
Childless | 46.9 | 40.6 | 352 |
At least one son | 46.1 | 28.0 | 601 |
Only daughter | 42.3 | 27.4 | 343 |
Woman’s level of education | ** | ||
Illiterate | 46.4 | 34.8 | 371 |
Literate up primary (up to 8 years) | 47.9 | 32.5 | 664 |
Secondary (9–10 years) | 42.9 | 24.1 | 212 |
Higher secondary and above (11 years and above) | 36.7 | 18.4 | 49 |
Woman’s occupation | ** | ||
Do not earn/housewife | 46.3 | 30.2 | 1019 |
Agriculture/poultry/daily wages | 47.7 | 39.6 | 220 |
Other employment (Service/small business) | 38.6 | 17.5 | 57 |
Knowledge of sex prior to marriage | |||
Yes | 46.9 | 33.5 | 698 |
No | 45.5 | 28.6 | 598 |
Media exposure | * | ||
No/rare | 47.3 | 33.6 | 742 |
Frequent | 44.8 | 28.2 | 554 |
Women’ autonomy | *** | *** | |
High | 38.9 | 23.4 | 488 |
Moderate | 49.2 | 32.0 | 484 |
Low | 52.8 | 42.0 | 324 |
Total | 46.2 | 31.3 | 1296 |