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Table 3 Recent Intimate Partner Violence against Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Yaoundé, Cameroon

From: Common mental disorders and intimate partner violence against pregnant women living with HIV in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis

Variable

Total Sample

N = 227

No. responding yes (%)

Controlling behavior

 Jealous or angry if you talk to other men

43 (18.9)

 Accuses you of being unfaithful

165 (72.7)

 Does not permit you to meet your girl friends

166 (73.1)

 Tries to limit your contact with your family

185 (81.5)

 Insist on knowing where you are at all times

91 (40.1)

Emotional IPV

 Said or done something to humiliate you in front of others

173 (76.2)

 Threatened you or someone close to you with harm

186 (81.9)

 Insulted or belittled you

148 (65.2)

Physical IPV

 Pushed you, shaken you, or thrown something at you

55 (24.2)

 Slapped you

66 (29.1)

 Twisted your arm or pulled your hair

42 (18.5)

 Punched you with his fist or with something that could hurt you

28 (12.3)

 Kicked you or dragged you

27 (11.9)

 Tried to strangle you or burn you

15 (6.6)

 Threatened you with a knife, gun, or other type of weapon

5 (2.2)

 Attacked you with a knife, gun, or other type of weapon

5 (2.2)

Sexual IPV

 Forced you to have sexual intercourse

64 (28.2)

 Forced you to perform other sexual acts

32 (14.1)