Jordanian Experiences Majoring Domestic Violence Against Women

Jordanian Experiences Majoring Domestic Violence Against Women AmaniJoudeh Department of Statistics Gander Statistics

Experience of Physical Violence by Marital Status Percentage of women who have ever experienced violence since age 15

Experience of Physical Violence by Women’s Education Women with less education more likely to have experiencedPhysical violence Percentage of women who have experienced violence since age 15

Perpetrators of Violence • Current/previous husbands are the perpetrators of violence in 64 percentof cases • Fathers perpetrated the violence in 20 percentof cases, and mothers in 19 percent of cases • Brothers are reported as the perpetrator in 22 percentof cases.

Violence During Pregnancy • 5 percentof women who have ever been pregnant experienced violence during pregnancy.

Common Form of ViolenceSpousal Violence Percentage of ever-married women who have suffered violence by their husband

Common Form of ViolenceSpousal Violence Percentage of ever-married women who have experienced violence by their current or last husband

Spousal Violence by Woman’s Education Percentage of ever-married women who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence by their husbands

Marital Violence by Spousal Education Difference Percentage of ever-married women who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence by their husbands

Marital Violence by Women’s Participation in Decision Making Percentage of ever-married women who have ever experienced violence by their husbands

Help-Seeking Behavior • 22 percentof women who reported having ever experienced any physical or sexual violence have sought help. • Women sought help primarily from their own mothers(12%) or fathers (7%) or from in-laws.

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Jordanian Experiences Majoring Domestic Violence Against Women