Table 3 Women’s experience of different types of IPV in Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 405, *Multiple responses were possible)

Physical IPV

   • Being pushed/shake/thrown something

   • Being slapped, kicked, dragged or beaten

   • Being punched, hit with fist, or twist arm

   • Tried to intentionally choke or burn you

   • Being threatened /attacked with a knife, gun, or any other weapon

Overall physical IPV

Sexual IPV

   • Physically forced to have sex without will/interest

   • Physically forced with threats you to perform any other sexual acts you did not want to

   • Forced to do something sexual that was degrading or humiliating

Overall sexual IPV

Psychological/emotional IPV

   • Partner feels jealous/angry if you (talk/talked) to other men

   • Partner (insists/insisted) on knowing where you (are/were)

   • Insulted by partner using abusive language that made feel bad

   • Threatened by partner using stick, belt, knife, gun, or other type of weapon, etc.

   • Created financial hardship/not trust by partner

   • Frightened partner by looking at you angrily

   • Expressed suspicion/accused for unfaithful

   • Ignored or shown indifference by partner

   • Deprived from privileges in the family partner

   • Denied by partner on your basic personal needs

   • Intentionally not involved in decision-making in the family

   • Belittled or humiliated you in front of other people

   • Done things purposively to scare or intimidate

   • Restricted by partner from going to parent/friends

Overall psychological violence

Overall prevalence of IPV among contraceptive users