Table 3. Characteristics of alleged perpetrators.
Variable Name | Number (Percent) or Median (IQR) |
Affiliation of alleged direct perpetrator(s) | |
Janjaweed | 166 (51.1%) |
GoS | 79 (24.3%) |
Both GoS and Janjaweed | 48 (14.8%) |
Other | 32 (9.9%) |
Military commander present | |
Yes | 32 (9.9%) |
Unspecified | 293 (90.2%) |
Number of alleged perpetrators | |
Single perpetrator | 7 (2.2%) |
More than one but exact number unspecified | 207 (63.7%) |
2–5 perpetrators | 55 (16.9%) |
6–10 perpetrators | 21 (6.5%) |
More than ten perpetrators | 35 (10.8%) |
Number of alleged perpetrators, if noted | 5 (2–20) |
Reason for incident as perceived by patient a | |
Suspected of being a rebel | 60 (18.5%) |
Targeted because of racial or tribal identity | 58 (17.9%) |
Suspected of supporting rebels | 24 (7.4%) |
Suspected of theft, or was defending self against theft | 11 (3.4%) |
Suspected of political activity | 5 (1.5%) |
Suspected of working against rebels | 4 (1.2%) |
Responses in this category were not mutually exclusive, so percentages do not add up to 100.
IQR, inter-quartile range.