This was a cross sectional mixed methods study design. The study was facility based, conducted at Kabale hospital, Uganda in 2016. Pregnant women aged between 15 and 49 were recruited using systematic sampling. Women who reported that they were slapped, kicked, punched, burnt with an object, pushed and forced to have sex were considered to have faced IPV. In-depth interviews with victims of IPV were used to establish the coping strategies.