Lifetime wife beating behaviour reported by currently married men and women, Jordan refugee camps
| Behaviour | Men | Women | p Value* | Total sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | ||
| *p Values for χ2 test of association. | |||||||
| Slapped her | 54 (40.7) | 32.2 to 49.5 | 88 (33.7) | 27.9 to 39.7 | 0.139 | 142 (36.0) | 31.3 to 41.0 |
| Was violent toward her | 37 (27.5) | 20.4 to 36.3 | 54 (20.6) | 15.9 to 26.0 | 0.089 | 91 (22.9) | 19.0 to 27.6 |
| Pushed, grabbed, or shoved her | 35 (26.6) | 19.1 to 34.7 | 57 (22.0) | 16.9 to 27.2 | 0.291 | 92 (23.5) | 19.3 to 27.8 |
| Kicked or hit her with fists | 12 (9.4) | 4.7 to 15.2 | 37 (14.2) | 10.1 to 18.9 | 0.149 | 49 (12.6) | 9.3 to 16.1 |
| Threw things at her | 10 (7.1) | 3.7 to 13.4 | 33 (12.7) | 8.8 to 17.2 | 0.079 | 43 (10.8) | 8.0 to 14.4 |
| Hit her with an object | 7 (4.9) | 2.1 to 10.5 | 21 (8.1) | 5.0 to 12.0 | 0.309 | 28 (7.0) | 4.8 to 10.1 |
| Choked her | 3 (2.4) | 0.5 to 6.5 | 9 (3.5) | 1.6 to 6.4 | 0.522 | 12 (3.1) | 1.6 to 5.3 |
| At least one behaviour reported | 65 (48.9) | 40.1 to 57.7 | 111 (42.5) | 36.3 to 48.6 | 0.170 | 176 (44.7) | 39.6 to 49.6 |