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.
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