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. 2013 Dec 12;179(5):602–612. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt295

Table 1.

Reporting Descriptives Among Women Experiencing Any Violence (Physical or Sexual) by Country, 2004–2011

Country by Region Year Sample Size Any Report
Formal Report
Formal Report Subtype
Informal Report
Police
Medical
Social Services
% SE % SE % SE % SE % SE % SE
Latin America and Caribbean
 Bolivia 2008 3,521 26.31 1.00 15.99 0.80 8.66 0.60 10.46 0.60 8.09 0.60 20.05 0.90
 Colombia 2010 18,376 51.87 0.50 26.03 0.40 17.01 0.40 0.56 0.10 11.30 0.30 42.77 0.50
 Haiti 2005–2006 1,318 35.91 2.30 1.98 0.60 1.79 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.10 34.76 2.20
 Honduras 2005–2006 3,682 18.56 0.80 10.38 0.60 4.23 0.40 3.27 0.40 5.92 0.50 14.97 0.70
  Regional meansa 26,897 33.16 0.42 13.60 0.24 7.92 0.18 3.57 0.15 6.38 0.16 28.14 0.41
India and East Asia
 Cambodia 2005 628 30.92 2.50 3.09 0.90 0.18 0.10 2.91 0.90 30.78 2.50
 India 2005–2006 27,175 31.52 0.60 0.97 0.10 0.56 0.10 0.10 0.00 0.38 0.10 31.20 0.60
 Nepal 2011 1,751 25.18 1.46 1.76 0.48 0.86 0.30 0.48 0.35 0.42 0.19 24.17 1.48
 Philippines 2008 2,355 33.28 1.20 4.06 0.40 3.31 0.40 0.40 0.10 1.09 0.30 30.97 1.10
 Timor-Leste 2009–2010 1,202 39.05 2.10 1.55 0.50 0.93 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.62 0.30 38.80 2.10
  Regional meansa 33,111 31.99 0.55 2.29 0.19 1.17 0.11 0.78 0.14 0.63 0.09 31.18 0.54
Central Asia and Eastern Europe
 Azerbaijan 2006 951 29.40 2.20 2.56 0.60 2.08 0.60 0.48 0.30 0.33 0.20 28.35 2.30
 Moldova 2005 1,514 48.47 1.60 13.83 1.00 12.03 1.00 2.38 0.40 0.69 0.30 40.90 1.60
 Ukraine 2007 562 65.05 2.80 13.57 1.90 12.55 1.90 1.01 0.40 1.23 0.50 60.16 2.90
  Regional meansa 3,027 47.64 0.94 9.99 0.59 8.89 0.56 1.29 0.21 0.75 0.18 43.14 0.94
Africa
 Cameroon 2004 1,759 37.21 1.40 7.76 0.80 1.68 0.40 6.06 0.70 0.53 0.20 36.04 1.40
 Ghana 2008 1,075 42.66 1.90 4.54 0.80 2.15 0.60 0.25 0.20 2.43 0.60 39.82 1.80
 Kenya 2008–2009 2,869 43.01 1.50 6.80 1.30 2.38 0.90 0.88 0.30 4.67 1.00 40.21 14.00
 Malawi 2010 2,527 45.23 1.60 6.51 0.60 5.50 0.60 0.46 0.10 0.92 0.20 40.86 1.50
 Mali 2006 2,699 40.40 1.80 3.14 0.50 0.10 0.10 2.87 0.50 0.28 0.10 38.69 2.00
 Nigeria 2008 6,640 41.87 1.00 1.89 0.20 0.76 0.10 0.13 0.10 1.03 0.10 40.84 1.00
 Rwanda 2010 2,361 42.91 1.15 2.76 0.46 2.76 0.46 42.91 1.15
 Sao Tome and Principe 2008–2009 765 44.35 3.20 5.53 1.10 4.35 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.75 0.80 40.94 2.80
 Tanzania 2010 2,890 54.45 1.10 15.85 0.90 2.72 0.40 0.51 0.10 14.25 0.90 45.03 1.20
 Uganda 2006 1,475 34.98 1.60 8.43 0.90 2.00 0.40 0.44 0.20 6.48 0.80 30.24 1.60
 Zambia 2007 2,745 52.26 1.35 5.66 0.57 3.35 0.48 0.39 0.10 2.75 0.40 49.90 1.27
 Zimbabwe 2010–2011 2,816 41.70 1.16 5.49 0.50 3.90 0.40 0.52 0.18 1.70 0.30 38.74 1.11
  Regional meansa 30,621 43.42 0.32 6.20 0.16 2.64 0.11 1.14 0.07 3.34 0.12 40.35 0.32
Global meansa 93,656 39.86 0.26 7.09 0.15 3.99 0.14 1.50 0.06 3.05 0.06 36.75 0.25

Abbreviation: SE, standard error.

a Regional and global means are unweighted.