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Table 2 Distribution of different types of violence (emotional, physical, sexual) among study groups

From: Violence and depression among pregnant women in Egypt

 

Not Depressed (156)

Depressed (160)

P value

Emotional N (%)

No

95 (60.9%)

82 (51.25%)

0.084a

Yes

61 (39.1%)

78 (48.75%)

Physical N (%)

No

129 (82.69%)

115 (71.88%)

0.022a

Yes

27 (17.31%)

45 (28.13%)

Sexual N (%)

No

154 (98.72%)

145 (90.63%)

< 0.001a

Yes

2 (1.28%)

15 (9.38%)

  1. Depression was considered in women with a score ≥ 14. Emotional, physical, and sexual abuses were defined by an affirmative answer to one or several of the three or four questions about each kind of violence in NORAQ
  2. a Chi- square test
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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