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Table 17.2 Experience of violence during pregnancy<br />

Among women age 15-49 who have ever been pregnant,<br />

percentage who have ever experienced physical violence during<br />

pregnancy, according to background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong><br />

DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage who<br />

experienced<br />

violence during<br />

pregnancy<br />

Number of<br />

women who<br />

have ever been<br />

pregnant<br />

Age<br />

15-19 5.2 435<br />

20-24 4.7 1,070<br />

25-29 5.7 1,021<br />

30-39 4.9 1,680<br />

40-49 4.6 895<br />

Religion<br />

Anglican 5.6 896<br />

Catholic 5.2 762<br />

CCAP 1 0.5 118<br />

Muslim 4.2 324<br />

Seventh Day Adventist/<br />

Baptist 5.3 2,281<br />

Other Christian 3.8 690<br />

No religion (11.3) 29<br />

Ethnic group<br />

Chewa 5.3 1,733<br />

Lomwe 5.5 437<br />

Mang’anja 5.5 1,002<br />

Ngoni 2.7 94<br />

Nkhonde 4.2 750<br />

Nyanja 4.1 <strong>16</strong>8<br />

Sena 5.2 49<br />

Tonga 5.2 592<br />

Tombuka 3.2 140<br />

Yao 0.1 51<br />

Other 4.1 86<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 7.3 878<br />

Rural 4.5 4,224<br />

Region<br />

Northern 4.9 604<br />

Central 5.6 2,113<br />

Southern 4.4 2,385<br />

Marital status<br />

Never married 3.1 219<br />

Married or living together 4.5 4,079<br />

Divorced/separated/<br />

widowed 8.0 804<br />

Number of living<br />

children<br />

0 3.4 272<br />

1-2 5.2 2,022<br />

3-4 4.9 1,655<br />

5+ 5.0 1,153<br />

Education<br />

No education 3.6 710<br />

Primary 5.6 3,225<br />

Secondary 4.3 1,028<br />

More than secondary 2.9 139<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 3.9 1,066<br />

Second 7.8 989<br />

Middle 3.2 1,010<br />

Fourth 4.6 935<br />

Highest 5.4 1,103<br />

Total 5.0 5,102<br />

Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted<br />

cases.<br />

1<br />

Church of Central Africa Presbyterian.<br />

Domestic Violence • 291

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