Table 1.
War related sexual violence among respondents from Kitgum, Northern Uganda (N = 813)
| Trauma event# | Females (n = 573) | Males (n = 240) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Heterosexual rape- single episode | 24 | 4.2 | - | - |
| Heterosexual rape- gang rape | 5 | 0.9 | - | - |
| Homosexual rape | - | - | 10 | 4.2 |
| Attempted rape | 28 | 4.9 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Forced marriage | 25 | 4.4 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Sexual comforting | 19 | 3.3 | - | - |
| Defilement | 83 | 14.5 | - | - |
| Sex in exchange for gifts | 11 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Sex in exchange for food | 9 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Forced incest | 10 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Abduction with sex | 45 | 7.9 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Suffered at least one form of sexual violence | 164 | 28.6 | 16 | 6.7 |
#Some respondents suffered more than one form of sex violence