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Table 2 Acts and behaviours defined by young women as sexual violence within marriage: results from free-listing

From: Suffering in silence: consequences of sexual violence within marriage among young women in Nepal

Items (Nepali)

English translation

Frequency (n = 39)

Percent

Average rank

Smith's Salience Score*

Ichha biparit yon samparka

Sex against partner's wishes

29

74

2.724

0.540

Bimari huda yon samparka

Sex during illness

24

62

4.500

0.289

Jaad raksi khayera yon samparka

Forced sex after consuming alcohol

24

62

3.167

0.443

Mahinawari huda yon samparka

Sex during menstruation

21

54

3.381

0.352

Yon samparka garna namane kutpit/gali/dhamki

Physical or verbal abuse or threats following refusal of sex

21

54

4.143

0.303

Sutkeri huda/bachcha sano huda yon samparka

Sex after delivery/when baby is small

20

51

4.450

0.273

Thakeko bela yon samparka

Sex in spite of being tired

14

36

4.357

0.206

Ichha biparit youn anga chalaune/stan samaune

Unwanted sexual touch

11

28

5.273

0.121

Aru sanga yon samparka

Extramarital sexual relationship

8

21

4.375

0.121

Jabarjasti yon samparka

Forced sex

7

18

2.857

0.096

  1. * Smith Salience score varies between 0-1. The most Salient (basic) terms of the domain have the value 1. The term not mentioned at all (least Salient) have the value 0.