Table 4.
Reporting of sexual violence, care seeking and effect of incidence
| Variables | Frequency N=153 |
Percentage |
| Tell someone | ||
| Yes | 64 | 41.8 |
| No | 89 | 58.2 |
| Who was told | ||
| Friend | 33 | 51.6 |
| Parents | 22 | 34.4 |
| Siblings/pastor | 9 | 14.0 |
| Perpetrator | ||
| Friend | 78 | 51.0 |
| Boyfriend | 28 | 18.3 |
| Uncle/brother | 11 | 7.1 |
| Stranger | 33 | 21.5 |
| Other people such as a cousin, employer, neighbour, lecturer, and family friend |
8 | 5.2 |
| Made report to law enforcement | ||
| Yes | 5 | 3.3 |
| No | 148 | 96.7 |
| Reasons for not reporting | ||
| It is just an attempt, did not succeed | 84 | 54.9 |
| Afraid | 15 | 9.8 |
| Ashamed | 12 | 7.8 |
| Parent resolved it/ I got an apology/ Boyfriend fought him |
12 | 7.3 |
| Young and naïve/ I do not know how to go about it/self-blame |
5 | 3.4 |
| It is my boyfriend/ It's a close relative |
8 | 5.3 |
| I do not trust the police/ I do not know him/ lack of evidence |
7 | 4.7 |
| I want to keep it private | 10 | 6.5 |
| How the incidence has impact survivors | ||
| Depressed | 28 | 18.3 |
| Shocked/traumatised | 19 | 12.5 |
| Emotionally destabilised, hatred of men and isolation/ ashamed/ embarrassed |
27 | 17.6 |
| Not affected, it was an attempt | 79 | 51.6 |
| Received and form of care, including from a clinical psychologist |
||
| Yes | 20 | 13.1 |
| No | 133 | 86.9 |