Socioeconomic disparities in intimate partner violence against Native American women: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Lifetime and past-year prevalence of intimate partner violence and intimate partner injury among Native American women participants

Type of Intimate Partner Violence	Lifetime prevalence		Past-year prevalence^a
	% (n = 312)	95% CI	% (n = 273)^e	95% CI
Verbal/psychological aggression^b	74.0	68.7, 78.7	50.2	44.1, 56.3
With physical/sexual violence	54.5	48.8, 60.1	26.4	21.3, 32.1
Without physical/sexual violence	19.6	15.4, 24.5	23.8	19.0, 29.4
Physical/sexual violence (any)	58.7	53.0, 64.1	30.1	24.7, 35.9
Physical minor only	19.2	15.1, 24.1	14.3	10.5, 19.1
Physical severe	39.1	33.7, 44.8	15.8	11.7, 20.7
Specific violent acts^c
Threw something at her^d	27.3	22.5, 32.7	12.5	8.9, 17.1
Pushed, grabbed, or shoved^d	54.2	48.5, 59.8	26.8	21.8, 32.6
Slapped^d	32.2	27.1, 37.7	12.8	9.2, 17.5
Kicked, bit, or hit with a fist	28.2	23.4, 33.6	9.5	6.4, 13.8
Hit or tried to hit with something	30.2	25.2, 35.7	12.8	9.2, 17.5
Choked	21.2	16.8, 26.2	6.3	3.8, 10.0
Forced into sexual activity	12.2	8.9, 16.5	3.3	1.6, 6.4
Beat up	19.6	15.4, 24.6	5.9	3.5, 9.6
Threatened with a knife or gun	11.5	8.3, 15.7	2.9	1.4, 5.9
Used a knife or fired a gun	1.9	0.7, 3.7^f	0.7	0.1, 2.0^f
Injury (any)	40.1	34.6, 45.8	16.4	12.3, 21.5
Body parts injured^c
Neck/head/face	31.1	26.1, 36.6	10.4	7.2, 14.9
Back	13.5	10.0, 17.9	5.2	3.0, 8.8
Stomach/chest	10.3	7.2, 14.3	3.0	1.4, 6.0
Private parts	2.6	1.2, 5.2	0.7	0.1, 2.1^f
Arms/legs	27.6	22.8, 32.9	11.6	8.1, 16.2
Hands/feet	7.1	4.6, 10.6	2.6	1.1, 5.5

^aPast-year prevalence is reported for women who had a boyfriend or spouse during the previous 12 months. ^bIncludes reports of partner: saying or doing something to hurt her; insulting or swearing at her; throwing, smashing, hitting or kicking something; and/or threatening to hit or throw something at her. ^cNot mutually exclusive categories. ^dClassified as minor violence. ^eN = 268 for past-year injury estimates (five women had missing information). ^fExact confidence interval.

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