Table 4: Experience of at least one type of domestic violence of the respondents in past 12 months (n = 127).
Characteristics | Experienced at least one type of domestic violence | |||
Yes (%) | No (%) | Total | ||
Education | Illiterate or primary | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | 15 |
Secondary or higher secondary and above | 71 (63.4) | 41 (36.6) | 12 | |
Ethnicity | Brahmin or chhetri | 46 (71.9) | 18 (28.1) | 64 |
Dalit, newar, janajati or muslim | 32 (50.8) | 31 (49.2) | 63 | |
Religion | Hindu | 66 (65.3) | 35 (34.7) | 101 |
Buddhist, muslim, kirat and christian | 12 (46.2) | 14 (53.8) | 26 | |
Marital status | Unmarried, widowed, divorced or separated | 7 (20) | 28 (80) | 35 |
Married | 71 (77.2) | 21 (22.8) | 92 | |
Occupation | Student or housewife | 38 (52.1) | 35 (47.9) | 73 |
Employed (Business, government employment or other employment) | 40 (74.1) | 14 (25.9) | 54 |