Table 5 Percentage of young married women reporting experiences of sexual violence by their selected household and interpersonal characteristics: Rural Nepal, 2009
Background characteristics | % reporting life time experience of SV | % reporting experience of SV in last 12 months | N |
|---|---|---|---|
Household asset index | ** | ||
Poorest | 46.0 | 25.2 | 250 |
Poor | 46.4 | 28.3 | 265 |
Middle | 46.0 | 28.2 | 259 |
Rich | 48.7 | 35.3 | 261 |
Richest | 44.1 | 39.1 | 261 |
Caste/Ethnicity | *** | ||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 48.2 | 19.8 | 324 |
Tamang | 40.4 | 21.9 | 324 |
Tharu | 48.2 | 40.4 | 324 |
Muslim | 48.2 | 42.9 | 324 |
Frequency of contact with maternal family | ** | *** | |
At least once a week | 43.3 | 29.5 | 349 |
Once a month | 42.5 | 25.8 | 562 |
Rare/never | 54.3 | 40.8 | 385 |
Membership in community groups | *** | ||
Yes | 47.3 | 34.9 | 480 |
No | 44.4 | 25.9 | 816 |
Inter-spousal communication | *** | *** | |
None | 73.2 | 69.6 | 56 |
Discussed on 1–3 matters | 55.5 | 48.7 | 119 |
Discussed on 4–7 matters | 43.9 | 27.5 | 1121 |
Total | 46.2 | 31.3 | 1296 |