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. 2013 Jun 21;3(2):109–112. doi: 10.5588/pha.13.0012

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of survivors of SGBV and description of episodes of sexual violence stratified by age group among those seeking care, Médecins Sans Frontières Clinic, Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya*

Characteristic Age < 14 years Age 14–17 years Age ≥18 years Total
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
All survivors 292 (34) 190 (22) 380 (44) 866 (100)
Sex
 Female 256 (88) 183 (96) 351 (92) 792 (92)
 Male 36 (12) 7 (4) 29 (8) 72 (8)
Type of aggressor
 Relative 38 (14) 15 (8) 11 (3) 64 (8)
 Known civilian 162 (59) 103 (56) 120 (32) 385 (46)
 Unknown civilian 75 (27) 63 (34) 238 (64) 378 (45)
 Military or police 3 (2) 1 (<1) 4 (<1)
 Unknown 17 6 10 35
Number of aggressors
 1 266 (93) 148 (81) 229 (60) 645 (77)
 2–4 20 (7) 29 (16) 118 (31) 168 (20)
 ≥5 5 (3) 20 (9) 25 (3)
 Unknown 6 8 28
Place of aggression
 Living space at home 194 (82) 147 (84) 195 (61) 539 (73)
 Public place 15 (6) 14 (8) 63 (20) 92 (12)
 Work place 2 (1) 2 (1) 10 (3) 14 (2)
 School 12 (5) 2 (1) 1 (< 1) 15 (2)
 Other 13 (6) 11 (6) 53 (16) 77 (11)
 Unknown 56 14 58 129
Time of aggression
 00.00–06.00 14 (8) 14 (13) 74 (25) 102 (18)
 06.00–12.00 19 (12) 10 (9) 23 (8) 52 (9)
 12.00–18.00 77 (46) 30 (28) 46 (16) 154 (27)
 18.00–24.00 57 (34) 54 (50) 148 (51) 261 (46)
 Unknown 125 82 89 297
*

Of the 866 survivors, 4 were of unknown age, all female: aggressors were unknown civilians for 2 and unknown for 2; number of aggressors was one for 2 survivors, four for 1 and unknown for 1. The place of assault was in the home for 3 survivors and unknown for one.

SGBV = sexual gender-based violence.