From: Intimate partner violence and depression among women in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Measurement | Labelling criteria |
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Physical violence | |
Moderate | Experiencing any of the six items is considered as experiencing ' physical violence' |
• Being slapped or object thrown at person | |
• Being pushed or shoved | |
Severe | |
• Being hit with a fist or object | Experiencing only one or both of the first two items is labelled 'moderate'; if any of the other four items were experienced, this was labelled 'severe' physical violence |
• Being kicked, dragged or beaten | |
• Being choked or burned intentionally | |
• Threatened with or use of weapon/knife | |
Sexual violence | |
• Physically forced to have sex | Experiencing any of the three items is labelled as ' sexual violence' |
• Forced to have sex that made her afraid | |
• Presence of degrading sex | |
Emotional violence | |
• Being belittled or humiliated in front of others | Experiencing any of the three items is considered 'emotional violence' |
• Subjected to fear or intimidation | Experiencing only one item is labelled 'moderate' ; experiencing two or more items is labelled 'severe'emotional violence |
• Threatened, either you or someone close | |
Any form of intimate partner violence | Experiencing any physical, sexual or emotional violence is considered as experiencing 'intimate partner violence' |