Table 5

Prevalence of IPV in five different studies among women 15 to 49 in León*

1995DHS 1998DHS 2005/2006DHS 2011/20122016
(n=876)
(n=354)(n=691)(n=1057)(n=1267)
Lifetime physical IPV5525261727
Lifetime sexual IPV208141015
Lifetime emotional IPV71533342
12-month physical IPV28101078
12-month sexual IPV3435
12-month emotional IPV43241623
  • *DHS figures are based on weighted samples representing ever-partnered women from the Department of León.

  • DHS, Demographic and Health Surveys; IPV, intimate partner violence.