Table 1 Study characteristics: Violence against women
Author | Country | Study setting (urban/rural) | Nature of conflict | Study design | Sample size (n) | Age of sample | Particular group of focus | Type of Violence and Role of perpetrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avdibegovic (2006) [37] | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Urban and Rural | Internationalised intrastate | Cross-sectional study | 283 | 16 + ;43 (9.6) | Women in the general population* | Physical, emotional/ psychological and sexual (domestic violence, sexual abuse, psychological abuse) from husbands |
Gupta (2014) [16] | Côte d'Ivoire | Rural | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | (n) = 950 | 18 + ; 37.4 (11.4) | Those reported to have a male partner at the time of the survey | IPV, domestic violence and rape from partner |
Heath (2012) [26] | Palestine | Rural and urban | Intrastate | Cohort study | N = 746 (n) = 383 | 18–78; 34.68 (12.19) | Living in the West bank, Gaza strip and East Jerusalem | Domestic violence |
Hossain (2014) [39] | Côte d'Ivoire | Rural | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | N = 2678 (n) = 1411 | 15–49 | Resident in the community for one year and access to the International Rescue Committee (a humanitarian organisation) | Domestic violence, marital rape from partner or family member |
Jewkes (2018) [13] | Afghanistan | Rural | Internationalised interstate | Cross-sectional study | (n) = 1463 | 14–48; 29.28 | Women who were interested in participation for interventions | IPV from spouse |
Johnson (2010) [44] | Democratic Republic of Congo | Rural | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | N = 998 (n) = 593 | 18 +  | Households in the Eastern DRC | Physical and sexual violence from spouse or partner |
Kane (2018) [51] | Iraq | Unknown | Internationalised intrastate | Cross-sectional study | N = 894 (n) = 457 | 35.69 (14.10) | Adults reporting or witnessing one of eight possible traumatic events | Physical violence from partner |
Kinyanda (2013) [49] | Uganda | Unknown | Interstate | Cross-sectional study | N = 1568 (n) = 903 | 15 +  | Non-vulnerable and vulnerable individuals were selected** | IPV from partner or spouse |
Kinyanda (2016) [48] | Uganda | Unknown | Interstate | Cross-sectional study | N = 1110 (n) = 694 | 14 +  | Resident of the 4 sub-counties, within the age range of 14 + , conversant with the Itesot language and would understand the survey | Physical, emotional/psychological and sexual violence from partner or spouse |
Rees (2016) [45] | Timor-Leste | Facility-based | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | (n) = 1672 |  < 15 to > 35 | Pregnant women in second trimester | IPV from partner |
Shuman (2016) [30] | Côte d'Ivoire | Urban | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | (n) = 80 | 18 +  | Women from the general population | IPV from partner |
Sriskandarajah (2015) [41] | Sri Lanka | Unknown | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | N = 569 (n) = 122 | 37.6 (5.6) | Parents of primary school children | Physical, emotional/psychological, sexual violence and IPV from husband |
Usta (2008) [50] | Lebanon | Facility-based | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | (n) = 310 | 15–72; 36.20 (10.60) | Women from the general population | IPV and domestic violence from husband or family members |
Vinck (2013) [38] | Liberia | Rural and urban | Intrastate | Cross-sectional study | N = 4501 (n) = 2196 | 35.4 | Liberian adults | IPV from partner or spouse |