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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Interpers Violence. 2015 Oct 12;33(3):491–514. doi: 10.1177/0886260515608805

Table 1. Characteristics of sexual violence survivors (n=744).

Demographics

Age in years, mean (SD) 37.12 (13.16)
Years of education completed, mean (SD) 2.03 (3.03)
Number of people living in home 7.13 (3.11)
Number of children responsible for 4.14 (2.57)
Marital Status, No. (%)
 Single 69 (9.27)
 Married 353 (47.45)
 Divorced 18 (2.42)
 Separated 134 (18.01)
 Widowed 170 (22.85)
Lives with husband if married, No. (%) 277 (78.47)
Ethnicity, No. (%)
 Mushi 307 (41.26)
 Mufuliru 155 (20.83)
 Muhavu 121 (16.26)
 Mubembe 51 (6.85)
 Other 110 (14.78)
Living in territory of origin, No. (%) 569 (76.48)

Sexual violence exposure and characteristics

Witnessed sexual violence, No. (%) 556 (74.73)
Events post-sexual violence experience
 Received medical assistance after SV, No. (%) 559 (75.13)
 Had a child as a result of the SV, No. (%) 156 (20.86)
 Told someone about the SV, No. (%) 536 (72.04)

Mental health and functioning

Average HSCL-depression and anxiety score 2.03 (0.56)
Average HTQ-trauma score 1.97 (0.67)
Average functional impairment score 1.89 (0.87)