Table 2. Prevalence of sexual violence in refugees according to place of origin. (n = 31).
| Continent(s) of origin | Region of origin | Country of origin | First author and year of study | Sampling (n) | Prevalence of SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa (n = 13) | NI | NI | Thomas31 (2004) | 65 | 24.6 |
| NI | NI | Chu64 (2016) | 15 | 60.0 | |
| Central Africa | RDC | Peel17 (1996) | 92 | 33.7 | |
| RDC | Edston38 (2007) | 3 | 100.0 | ||
| Central African Republic | Parmar53 (2012) | 77 | 57.1 | ||
| RDC | Bell60 (2015) | 810 | 8.0 | ||
| RDC | Sipsma62 (2015) | 548 | 38.1 | ||
| West Africa | Senegal | Tang26 (2001) | 80 | 1.3 | |
| Sierra Leone | Sesay30 (2004) | 400 | 11.3 | ||
| NI | Gibson-Helm57 (2014) | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| North Africa | Sudan | Schweitzer35 (2006) | 63 | 11.1 | |
| Sudan and South Sudan | Stark72 (2017) | 919 | 65.3 | ||
| NI | Gibson-Helm57 (2014) | 1,147 | 5.1 | ||
| East Africa | Uganda | Edston38 (2007) | 9 | 66.7 | |
| Somalia | Mitike47 (2009) | 248 | 49.2 | ||
| NI | Gibson-Helm57 (2014) | 87 | 13.8 | ||
| Asia (n = 8) | Southern Asia | Sri Lanka | Silove19 (1998) | 92 | 0.0 |
| Bangladesh | Edston28 (2007) | 13 | 84.6 | ||
| South Asia | Myanmar | Petersen24 (2000) | 129 | 2.3 | |
| Myanmar | Riley71 (2017) | 148 | 13.0 | ||
| Southeastern Asia | Vietnam | McKelvey16 (1995) | 102 | 9.8 | |
| Cambogia | Blair22 (2000) | 124 | 5.6 | ||
| Cambogia | Chang44 (2008) | 243 | 4.9 | ||
| East Asia | North Korea | Um66 (2016) | 180 | 25.6 | |
| Europe Asia Africa (n = 8) | Middle East | NI | Olsen36 (2006) | 221 | 11.3 |
| NI | Wright73 (2017) | 133 | 1.5 | ||
| Europe Asia Africa (n = 8) | Middle East | Iraq | Gorst-Unsworth20 (1998) | 84 | 14.3 |
| Iraq | Kira42 (2007) | 501 | 1.2 | ||
| Iraq | Kira52 (2012) | 209 | 90.9 | ||
| Iraq | Black54 (2013) | 196 | 4.6 | ||
| Iran | Edston38 (2007) | 11 | 45.5 | ||
| Syria | Edston38 (2007) | 3 | 66.7 | ||
| Turkey | Bradley34 (2006) | 97 | 8.2 | ||
| Turkey | Edston38 (2007) | 3 | 100.0 | ||
| NA (n = 2) | Palestine | NA | Hammoury39 (2007) | 349 | 26.4 |
| NA | Al-Modallal63 (2016) | 238 | 21.0 | ||
| America (n = 1) | Central America | Guatemala | Sabin28 (2003) | 170 | 3.5 |
| Europe (n = 1) | Bosnia | Frljak18 (1997) | 241 | 3.3 |
SV: sexual violence; NI: not informed; NA: not applicable; DRC: Democratic Republic of the Congo