Research Article
Variation in the Prevalence of Domestic Violence between Neighboring Areas
Table 2
Prevalence of violence against women experienced at any time of life in 4 cities in Khuzestan.
| City of residence | Type of violence, % (95% confidence interval)a | Physical | Sexual | Psychological | Any form |
| Dezful () | 25.7 (22.2–29.4) | 8.5 (6.3–11.1) | 54.8 (50.7–58.8) | 57.7 (53.6–61.7) | Andimeshk () | 14.0 (10.7–17.8) | 9.8 (7.0–13.1) | 46.5 (19.5–51.5) | 51.0 (45.9–56) | Ahvaz () | 24.0 (20.6–27.7) | 17.7 (14.7–21.0) | 30.2 (26.5–34.0) | 41.7 (37.7–45.7) | Abadan () | 8.2 (4.8–12.8) | 2.7 (1.0–5.8) | 22.7 (17.4–28.8) | 27.7 (21.9–34.1) |
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Using Minitab.
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