Description of the Nicaraguan women interviewed
| Ever married women (n=360) n (%) | Ever abused women (n=188) n (%) | |
| Age | ||
| 15–24 | 94 (26) | 47 (25) |
| 25–34 | 139 (39) | 77 (41) |
| 35–49 | 127 (35) | 64 (34) |
| Education | ||
| 6th grade or less | 194 (54) | 104 (55) |
| More than 6th grade | 166 (46) | 84 (45) |
| Zone | ||
| Urban | 294 (82) | 160 (85) |
| Rural | 66 (18) | 28 (15) |
| Poverty | ||
| Non-poor | 71 (20) | 28 (15) |
| Poor | 289 (80) | 160 (85) |
| Number of children | ||
| 0–1 | 90 (25) | 36 (19) |
| 2–3 | 139 (39) | 67 (36) |
| 4 or more | 131 (36) | 85 (45) |
| Current marital status | ||
| Married/common law union | 279 (78) | 145 (77) |
| Single/separated/divorced | 81 (22) | 43 (23) |
| Family history of violence | ||
| No violence in mother's family | 144 (40) | 62 (33) |
| Violence in mother's family | 214 (60) | 126 (67) |
| No violence in husband's family | 199 (57) | 77 (41) |
| Violence in husband's family | 144 (43) | 98 (52) |
| Coerced sex | ||
| No rape | 292 (81) | 120 (64) |
| Rape with physical abuse | 68 (19) | 68 (36) |
| Violence in pregnancy | ||
| No | 304 (84) | 132 (70) |
| Yes | 56 (16) | 56 (30) |
| Injury | ||
| No injuries | 225 (63) | 53 (28) |
| Bruises only | 101 (28) | 101 (54) |
| Bruises and severe injuries | 34 (9) | 34 (18) |
| Severity index | ||
| No violence | 172 (48) | 0 (0) |
| Less severe (0–1 indicators) | 96 (27) | 96 (51) |
| More severe (2–4 indicators) | 92 (26) | 92 (49) |
| Abuse of children | ||
| No abuse | 265 (74) | 120 (64) |
| Either physical or emotional abuse of one or more children | 67 (19) | 571-150 (30) |
| NA | 28 (9) | 11 (6) |
↵1-150 Perpetrators include father or male partner (54) other family members (5) and the mother herself (8) (multiple responses permitted.)