Table 3.
A comparison of the sexual violations committed by the Lord's Resistance Army and the government soldiers among female respondents
| Sexual trauma event# | Perpetrators of sexual violence | |
|---|---|---|
| Lord's Resistance Army (n = 132) # | Government soldiers (UPDF) (n = 38) # | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Heterosexual rape- single episode | 17 (12.9) | 3 (7.9) |
| Heterosexual rape- gang rape | 3 (2.3) | 1 (2.6) |
| Attempted rape | 20 (15.2) | 7 (18.4) |
| Forced marriage | 19 (14.4) | 6 (15.8) |
| Sexual comforting | 14 (10.6) | 10 (26.3) |
| Defilement | 73 (55.3) | 16 (42.1) |
| Sex in exchange for gifts | 9 (6.8) | 4 (10.5) |
| Sex in exchange for food | 8 (6.1) | 2 (5.3) |
| Forced incest | 6 (4.5) | 2 (5.3) |
| Abduction with sex | 36 (27.3) | 14 (36.8) |
#Some respondents suffered more than form of sexual violence