PERPETRATORS 13.6% of respondents who were survivors of physical abuse stated being subjected to the violence by their husbands while 11.1% identified in-laws as perpetrators. Among those who stated that they were sexually abused in a domestic relationship, respondents reported that 10.71% of the times it was their in-laws. 18.2% survivors of verbal and psychological abuse reported that their perpetrator was the husband. 8.3% of respondents whose property was withheld as an act of domestic violence, reported that it was their mothers who withheld their property. Respondents reported that it was mostly their husbands and in-laws perpetrating harassment, with 10.2 % survivors of intimidation saying they experienced the abuse by their husbands and another 10.2% stating their in-laws as perpetrators. 39.0% of respondents who were survivors of domestic violence stated physical abuse as the most recent type of abuse suffered and 20.3% of respondents who were survivors stated verbal abuse as the most recent, making it the second most common form of abuse. More women than men reported having suffered physical abuse. The majority of respondents who were survivors who reported having been verbally abused were from urban regions. 42

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