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Table 1 Demographics and assault characteristics from patients seeking care at HEAL Africa’s Sexual Violence Program between July 2013 and December 2017

From: Trends in sexual violence patterns and case management: a sex disaggregated analysis in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Sexual Violence Survivors

 

No. Total (% of N = 1766)

No. Females (% of N = 1623)

No. Males (% of N = 93)

No. Sex not Identified (% of N = 50)

P-Value

Sex of Survivor

 Female

1623

(91.9)

1623

(100.0)

N/A

 Male

93

(5.3)

93

(100.0)

Missing data

50

(2.8)

    

50

(100.0)

Total

1766

(100.0)

1623

(100.0)

93

(100.0)

50

(100.0)

Age of Survivor A

 Minor

1267

(71.8)

1202

(74.1)

29

(31.2)

36

(72.0)

< 0.0001

 Adult

487

(27.5)

412

(25.4)

63

(67.7)

12

(24.0)

Missing data B

12

(0.7)

9

(0.6)

1

(1.1)

2

(4.0)

Total

1766

(100.0)

1623

(100.0)

93

(100.0)

50

(100.0)

Marital Status of Survivor

 Single

1245

(70.5)

1150

(70.9)

54

(58.1)

41

(82.0)

< 0.0001 C

 Married

141

(8.0)

112

(6.9)

24

(25.8)

5

(10.0)

 Widowed

27

(1.5)

26

(1.6)

1

(2.0)

 Divorced

23

(1.3)

23

(1.4)

Missing data

330

(18.7)

312

(19.2)

15

(16.1)

3

(6.0)

Total

1766

(100.0)

1623

(100.0)

93

(100.0)

50

(100.0)

Sex of Perpetrator

 Male

1300

(73.6)

1263

(77.8)

34

(36.6)

3

(6.0)

< 0.0001

 Female

89

(5.0)

12

(0.7)

33

(35.5)

44

(88.0)

Missing data

377

(21.3)

348

(21.4)

26

(28.0)

3

(6.0)

Total

1766

(100.0)

1623

(100.0)

93

(100.0)

50

(100.0)

Age of Perpetrator A

 Adult

1200

(68.0)

1098

(67.7)

64

(68.8)

38

(76.0)

0.1063 D

 Minor

151

(8.6)

142

(8.7)

3

(3.2)

6

(12.0)

Missing data

415

(23.5)

383

(23.6)

26

(28.0)

6

(12.0)

Total

1766

(100.0)

1623

(100.0)

93

(100.0)

50

(100.0)

Status of Perpetrator

 Civilian

928

(52.5)

868

(53.5)

46

(49.5)

14

(28.0)

0.1667

 Military

244

(13.8)

232

(14.3)

7

(7.5)

5

(10.0)

Missing data

594

(33.6)

523

(32.2)

40

(43.0)

31

(62.0)

Total

1766

(100.0)

1623

(100.0)

93

(100.0)

50

(100.0)

Relationship between Perpetrator and Survivor

 Friend

307

(17.4)

291

(17.9)

15

(16.1)

1

(2.0)

*Inconclusive due to low cell count

 Neighbour

250

(14.2)

242

(14.9)

8

(8.6)

 Stranger

118

(6.7)

113

(7.0)

5

(5.4)

 Family member E

68

(3.9)

68

(4.2)

 Colleague

29

(1.6)

21

(1.3)

8

(8.6)

 Authority Figure F

18

(1.0)

18

(1.1)

 Bandit

10

(0.6)

10

(0.6)

 Driver

2

(0.1)

2

(0.1)

Missing data

964

(54.6)

858

(52.9)

57

(61.3)

49

(98.0)

Total

1766

(100.0)

1623

(100.0)

93

(100.0)

50

(100.0)

  1. Notes. A Age is classified as either minor: under 18 years or adult: 18 + years. B Missing data were not included in the chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests. C Fisher’s exact left-sided p-value given low cell counts. D Fisher’s exact two-sided p-value given low cell counts. E Family members include cousin, husband, uncle and sibling. F Authority figures include police officer, employer, director, pastor, professor