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Table 1 Distribution of adult Arab women according to their exposure to IPV before and during COVID-19 lockdown

From: Intimate partner violence among Arab women before and during the COVID-19 lockdown

Type of violence

Before lockdown

During lockdown

% change

McNemar p

No. (%)

No. (%)

IPV (any type)

194 (39.6)

230 (46.9)

7.3

0.000*

Verbal violence

132 (26.9)

132 (26.9)

0.0

1.000

Psychological violence

100 (20.4)

130 (26.5)

6.1

0.000*

Physical violence

34 (6.9)

64 (13.1)

6.2

0.000*

Sexual violence

44 (9.0)

66 (13.5)

4.5

0.000*

Financial abuse

52 (10.6)

63 (12.9)

2.3

0.052

Mean number of types of violence

0.74 ± 1.11

0.93 ± 1.28

 

Paired t test = − 6.79 (0.000*)

  1. *Significant (p < 0.05)