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Table 2 Patterns of attack among survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital in 2006 according to type of sexual violence experienced.

From: Patterns of sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: reports from survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital in 2006

 

Rape NOS

Gang Rape

Sexual Slavery

Combined Gang Rape and Sexual Slavery

 

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Location

        

   Own Home

117

53.4

356

58.8

24

48.0

68

57.1

   Forest

31

14.2

72

11.9

12

24.0

29

24.4

   Fields

40

18.2

127

21.0

6

12.0

10

8.4

   Roads

21

9.6

35

5.8

4

8.0

6

5.0

   Other

3

1.4

5

0.83

0

0

0

0

   Not Specified

7

3.2

10

1.65

4

8.0

6

5.0

   Total

219

100

605

100

50

100

119

100

Time

        

   Day

80

36.5

216

35.7

20

40.0

24

20.2

   Evening

21

9.6

26

4.3

4

8.0

4

3.4

   Night

114

52.1

359

59.3

26

52.0

91

76.5

   Not Specified

4

1.8

4

0.66

0

0

0

0

   Total

219

100

605

100

50

100

119

100

Circumstances

        

   Sleeping

67

30.6

273

45.1

22

44.0

69

58.0

   Working

46

21.0

133

22.0

4

8.0

14

11.8

   Traveling

16

7.3

38

6.3

5

10.0

9

7.6

   Going to/from market

17

7.7

23

3.8

4

8.0

1

0.84

   Relaxing

22

10.1

36

5.9

3

6.0

5

4.2

   Hiding

6

2.7

30

4.9

2

4.0

7

5.9

   Not Specified

13

5.9

23

3.8

3

6.0

6

5.0

   Other

32

14.6

49

8.1

7

14.0

8

6.7

   Total

219

100

605

100

50

100

119

100

Perpetrator

        

   Soldier NOS

66

30.1

168

27.7

16

32.0

22

18.5

   Named Soldier

30

13.7

116

19.1

13

26.0

43

36.1

   Civilian

12

5.5

7

1.2

1

2.0

0

0

   Not Specified

111

50.7

314

52.0

20

40.00

54

45.4

   Total

219

100

605

100

50

100

119

100