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 residenceType of violence, % (95% confidence interval)a
PhysicalSexualPsychologicalAny 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)

Using Minitab.