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Table 3 Characteristics of Sexual Assaults

From: Experiences of female survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a mixed-methods study

 

Number

Percentage

Experienced sexual assault:*

  

   Yes

193

75.7

   No

62

24.3

   No response

0

0.0

   Total

255

100

Assailant classification:

  

   Stranger

169

87.6

   Acquaintance

7

3.6

   A friend

1

0.5

   A family member

3

1.6

   Husband

6

3.1

   Other

1

0.5

   No response

6

3.1

   Total

193

100

Military vs Civilian:

  

   Civilian

23

11.9

   Military

161

83.4

   Other

4

2.1

   No response

5

2.6

   Total

193

100

Gang:

  

   Gang rape

133

68.9

   Rape by 1 person

45

23.3

   No response

15

7.8

   Total

193

100

Abduction:

  

   Abducted

89

46.1

   Not abducted

71

36.8

   Other

27

14.0

   No response

6

3.1

   Total

193

100

Time elapsed between Attack and Accessing Services:

  

   Within 72 hours

8

4.1

   Within 1 month

20

10.4

   Between 2 - 11 months

75

38.8

   One year or more

86

44.6

   No response

4

2.1

   Total

193

100

  1. * This level of sexual violence is not an estimate of prevalence and reflects the self-selected nature of the study.