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Table 2 Prevalence of women’s exposure to interparental violence and IPV Justification among women in SSA

From: Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa

S/N, Country

Exposure to interparental violence

IPV Justification

1. Angola

27.5 [25.5, 29.6]

27.7 [25.0, 30.5]

2. Burkina Faso

8.9 [7.8, 10.0]

45.5 [43.1, 47.8]

3. Benin

9.5 [8.4, 10.7]

31.8 [29.5, 34.1]

4. Burundi

40.8 [39.3, 42.4]

61.9 [59.7, 64.0]

5. DR Congo

33.3 [30.9, 35.8]

76.3 [73.5, 78.9]

6. Cote d’Ivoire

14.0 [12.4, 15.8]

50.0 [46.6, 53.3]

7. Cameroon

21.0 [18.9, 23.1]

31.2 [28.4, 34.1]

8. Ethiopia

27.6 [25.1, 30.2]

67.5 [64.5, 70.4]

9. Gabon

33.3 [30.2, 36.5]

50.6 [47.2, 53.9]

10. Gambia

9.2 [7.4, 11.3]

60.2 [56.1, 64.2]

11. Kenya

36.6 [34.6, 38.7]

43.0 [40.7, 45.3]

12. Comoros

4.9 [3.7, 6.5]

39.3 [35.6, 43.0]

13. Liberia

23.5 [20.3, 27.0]

39.9 [36.3, 43.6]

14. Mali

10.1 [8.6, 11.7]

80.9 [78.5, 83.1]

15. Malawi

26.0 [24.3, 27.8]

15.3 [13.8, 16.9]

16. Nigeria

10.3 [9.4, 11.4]

27.6 [25.5, 29.7]

17. Namibia

24.9 [21.8, 28.3]

38.3 [26.9, 34.3]

18. Rwanda

38.5 [36.1, 41.0]

38.3 [35.3, 41.4]

19. Sierra Leone

28.0 [25.9, 30.3]

53.4 [50.3, 56.4]

20. Chad

18.2 [16.1, 20.4]

72.5 [69.6, 75.3]

21. Togo

16.0 [14.5, 17.6]

30.2 [27.6, 33.0]

22. Tanzania

36.5 [34.6, 38.5]

60.9 [58.9, 62.9]

23. Uganda

35.7 [34.0, 37.3]

49.8 [47.9, 51.7]

24. South Africa

15.7 [13.3, 18.4]

4.6 [3.5, 6.0]

25. Zambia

29.2 [27.2, 31.3]

48.9 [46.3, 51.5]

26. Zimbabwe

34.7 [32.8, 36.7]

37.1 [35.0, 39.2]

All countries

23.8 [23.5, 24.0]

45.8 [45.5, 46.1]