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Table 3 Distribution of responses to ASIST-GBV screening items, by country (N = 998)

From: Psychometric properties and reliability of the Assessment Screen to Identify Survivors Toolkit for Gender Based Violence (ASIST-GBV): results from humanitarian settings in Ethiopia and Colombia

ASIST-GBV Questions (last 12mo.)

Country

Total

 

Colombia (N = 511)

Ethiopia (N = 487)

Total (N = 998)

 

n

col %

n

col %

n

col %

Threatened with physical or sexual violence (n = 988)

No

296

58.5

310

64.3

606

61.3

Yes

210

41.5

172

35.7

382

38.7

Hit, punched, kicked, slapped, choked, hurt with a weapon or otherwise physically hurt (n = 986)

No

386

76.3

257

53.4

643

65.1

Yes

119

23.5

224

46.6

343

34.8

Forced to have sex against will (n = 986)

No

324

64

382

79.6

706

71.6

Yes

182

36

98

20.4

280

28.4

Forced to have sex to be able to eat, have shelter, protect family, or for essential service (n = 985)

No

403

79.8

347

72.3

750

76.1

Yes

102

20.2

133

27.7

235

23.9

Physically forced or made to feel she had to become pregnant (n = 985)

No

495

98

404

84.2

899

91.3

Yes

10

2

76

15.8

86

8.7

Forced to end a pregnancy by physical violence, medication, or to seek clinic services (n = 503)a

No

495

98.2

N/A

N/A

495

98.2

Yes

8

1.6

N/A

N/A

8

1.6

Coerced or forced into marriage (n = 982)

No

483

95.8

383

80.1

866

88.2

Yes

21

4.2

95

19.9

116

11.8

Positive by ASIST-GBV Screen (n = 985)

No

184

36.6

238

49.4

422

42.8

Yes

319

63.4

244

50.6

563

57.2

  1. a Item addressing forced termination of pregnancy included later during Colombia study and was not included in early tool implemented in Ethiopia