Table 2. Prevalence and perpetrators of past year violencea, reported via ACASI.
| Total | DRC | Ethiopia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 165) | (N = 87) | (N = 78) | ||||
| Prevalence of Violence | ||||||
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
| Physical violence | ||||||
| Beaten or hit | 51 | 30.9 | 34 | 39.1 | 17 | 21.8 |
| Emotional abuse | ||||||
| Screamed at loudly or aggressively | 55 | 33.3 | 36 | 41.4 | 19 | 24.4 |
| Sexual abuse | ||||||
| Unwanted sexual touching | 23 | 15.2 | 13 | 16.1 | 10 | 14.3 |
| Sexual coercion | 20 | 13.3 | 12 | 14.8 | 8 | 11.4 |
| (N = 104) | (N = 33) | (N = 71) | ||||
| Forced sex | 12 | 11.7 | 7 | 21.2 | 5 | 7.1 |
| Perpetrators of Violence | ||||||
| Physical violence | (N = 51) | (N = 34) | (N = 17) | |||
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
| Boyfriend or husband | 17 | 33.3 | 14 | 41.2 | 3 | 17.7 |
| Parent, caregiver, or other relative | 14 | 27.5 | 8 | 23.5 | 6 | 35.3 |
| Friend or neighbor | 9 | 17.7 | 7 | 20.6 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Member of an armed group | 3 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Official (police, teacher, religious or local leader) | 4 | 7.8 | 2 | 5.9 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Other | 5 | 9.8 | 3 | 8.8 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Emotional abuse—loud or aggressive screaming | (N = 57) | (N = 36) | (N = 19) | |||
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
| Boyfriend or husband | 18 | 31.6 | 14 | 38.9 | 4 | 21.1 |
| Parent, caregiver, or other relative | 25 | 43.9 | 14 | 38.9 | 11 | 57.9 |
| Friend or neighbor | 8 | 14.0 | 6 | 16.7 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Member of an armed group | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Official (police, teacher, religious or local leader) | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Other | 4 | 7.0 | 2 | 5.6 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Unwanted sexual touching | (N = 23) | (N = 13) | (N = 10) | |||
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
| Boyfriend or husband | 11 | 47.8 | 9 | 69.2 | 2 | 20.0 |
| Parent, caregiver, or other relative | 6 | 26.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Friend or neighbor | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Member of an armed group | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Official (police, teacher, religious or local leader) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 4 | 17.4 | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 20.0 |
| Sexual coercion | (N = 20) | (N = 12) | (N = 8) | |||
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |
| Boyfriend or husband | 11 | 55.0 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Parent, caregiver, or other relative | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Friend or neighbor | 4 | 20.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 2 | 25.0 |
| Member of an armed group | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Official (police, teacher, religious or local leader) | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
a Study participants were allowed to select more than one category of perpetrator for each form of violence, so N for perpetrator categories does not equal total N who reported experiencing that form of violence.