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. 2012 Apr 2;14(5):505–520. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2012.671961

Table 4.

Nature of SGBV cases.

Type of violence Personal Close peer Total (n = 332) %
Sexual violence 47 141 188 56.6
 Sexual harassment 32 54 89 26.8
 Sexual abuse 8 32 40 12.0
 Rape 28 83 111 33.4
  • Attempted rape 2 6 8 2.4
  • Singular rape 2 19 21 6.3
  • Multiple rape 19 45 64 19.3
  • Gang rape 4 9 13 3.9
  • Forced abortion 1 1 2 0.6
 Sexual exploitation 9 31 40 12.0
Emotional/psychological violence 64 142 206 62
 Verbal abuse 1 4 5 1.5
 Humiliation 12 31 43 13.0
 Threatening 10 22 32 9.6
 Confinement 10 36 46 13.9
 Relational 2 18 20 6.0
 Asylum procedure related 24 23 47 14.2
 Worsening combination 5 7 12 3.6
Physical violence 40 117 157 47.3
 Singular non-life-threatening 19 54 74 22.9
 Multiple non-life-threatening 8 16 24 7.2
 Singular life-threatening 3 8 11 3.3
 Multiple life-threatening 10 20 30 9.0
 Killing 0 18 18 5.4
Socio-economic violence 44 56 112 33.7
 Discrimination 12 11 23 6.9
 Refusal of services 7 18 25 7.5
 Refusal of legal assistance 25 39 64 19.3
Harmful cultural practices 4 43 47 14.2
 Forced marriage 3 3 13 3.9
 Child marriage 0 2 2 0.6
 Honour-related 1 1 32 9.6