https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518796523 Journal of Interpersonal Violence 1–16 © The Author(s) 2018 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/0886260518796523 journals.sagepub.com/home/jiv Original Research Prevalence of Emotional and Physical Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Women in Pakistan Meesha Iqbal 1 and Zafar Fatmi 1 Abstract Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects millions of women across the world, and Pakistan is no exception. However, there is wide variance in reported frequencies worldwide and even within the same population. No standardized representative national and subnational estimates were available for IPV in Pakistan. We analyzed 3,666 ever-married women (15- 49 years), from the most recent Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS; 2012-2013), to determine the prevalence of emotional and physical violence among women in Pakistan and its major subpopulations. The Conflicts Tactics Scale (CTS) was used to ascertain violence. Furthermore, we examined the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, which have the potential to increase the risk of emotional and physical violence. Weighted multivariate logistic regression was carried out to determine the association of IPV with the potential risk factors using Stata version 13.0. The prevalence of emotional and physical violence was, respectively, 36.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: [33.8, 39.1]) and 18.4% (95% CI: [16.4, 20.6]) in Pakistan. The frequency of emotional and physical violence was highest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK; 54.9% and 36.4%) followed by Balochistan (50.0% and 25.5%), Punjab (35.9% and 15.8%), and Sindh (24.7% and 13.3%) 1 The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Corresponding Author: Meesha Iqbal, Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. Email: meesha.iqbal@aku.edu 796523JIV XX X 10.1177/0886260518796523Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceIqbal and Fatmi research-article 2018