Table 2 Violent injuries (by perpetrator)
PerpetratorViolently injured womenViolently injured menAll violent injuries
Spouse/partner15 (19) (11 to 27)2 (1.3) (0 to 3.1)*17 (7.1)
“Other relative”26 (29) (19 to 37)37 (25) (17 to 31)59 (25)
Acquaintance14 (16) (8.0 to 23)44 (29) (22 to 36)*58 (24)
Stranger24 (27) (17 to 35)42 (28) (21 to 35)66 (27)
Not recorded12 (13) (6.2 to 20)26 (17) (11 to 23)38 (16)
  • Values for women and men are number (%) (95% CI), with just number (%) given for all violent injuries.

  • *Significantly different from women (p⩽0.05).