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. 2020 Jul 2;20:1051. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09069-7

Table 6.

Questions Used in the Compilation of Violence Indicators by Type of Violence and Country

Type of Violence Country
Cambodia Haiti Kenya Malawi
Physical: IPV

Has a romantic partner ever:

Slapped or pushed you?

Punched, kicked, whipped or beat you with an object?

Choked, smothered, tried to drown or burn you intentionally?

Used or threatened you with a knife or other weapon?

Not asked

Has your current or previous partner/husband ever:

Slapped or pushed you?

Hit you with a fist, kicked you, or beat you with an object?

Used or threatened to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Have any of your current or previous partners/husband (never, once, a few times, many times):

Slapped or pushed you?

Punched, kicked, whipped, or beat you with an object?

Choked, smothered, tried to drown you, or burned or scalded you intentionally?

Used or threatened to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Physical: Peer Not asked Not asked Not asked

Has a person your own age ever:

Punched, kicked, whipped or beat you with an object?

Choked, smothered, tried to drown you, or burned you intentionally?

Used or threatened you with a knife, gun or other weapon?

Physical: Parents/Adults

Has a parent or other adult relative ever:

Punched, kicked, whipped or beat you with an object?

Choked, smothered, tried to drown or burn you intentionally?

Used or threatened you with a knife or other weapon?

Has/did a parent, caregiver, any adult relative, or another adult household member ever:

Punch you, kick you, whip you, or beat you with an object?

Choke you, smother you or try to drown you?

Burn or scald you intentionally (including putting hot pepper in your mouth or on another body part)?

Use or threaten to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Has a parent or any adult relative ever:

Punched you, kicked you, whipped you, or beat you with an object?

Used or threatened to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Has a parent or other relative:

Punched, kicked, whipped or beat you with an object?

Choked, smothered, or tried to drown, burned or scalded you intentionally?

Used or threatened to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Physical: Community

Has one of these [other people in your community] ever:

Punched, kicked, whipped or beat you with an object?

Choked, smothered, tried to drown or burn you intentionally?

Used or threatened you with a knife or other weapon?

Has/did a public authority figure ever:

Punch you, kick you, whip you, or beat you with an object?

Choke you, smother you or tried to drown you?

Burn or scald you intentionally (including putting hot pepper in your mouth or on another body part)?

Use or threaten to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Has an authority figure ever:

Punched you, kicked you, whipped you, or beat you with an object?

Used or threatened to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Has any non-relative community member ever:

Punched, kicked, whipped or beat you with an object?

Choked, smothered, or tried to drown, burned or scalded you intentionally?

Used or threatened to use a knife or other weapon against you?

Sexual: Exploitation Has anyone ever given you money, food, gifts or any favours to have sexual intercourse or perform any sexual acts with them?

Has anyone ever given you money to have sex with them?

Has anyone ever given you food, gifts or any favours so that you have sex with them?

Has anyone ever given you money to have sex with them?

Has anybody ever given you food, gifts, or any favours so that

you have sex with them?

Has anyone ever given you money, food, gifts, or any favours to have sexual intercourse or perform any other sexual acts with them?

Sexual:

Non-contact

Has anyone ever:

Made you upset by speaking to you in a sexual way or writing sexual things about you?

Forced you to watch sex photos or sex videos against your will?

Forced you to be in a sex photo or video against your will?

Not asked Not asked

Has anyone ever made you upset by speaking to you in a sexual way or writing sexual things about you?

Has anyone made you witness sexual activities or sexual abuse, even without making you participate (e.g. images/photos, videos, online)

Has anyone made you look at their sexual body parts or made you show them yours?

Sexual: Touching Has anyone, male or female, ever touched you in a sexual way without your permission, but did not try and force you to have sex of any kind? How many times in your life has anyone touched you in a sexual way without your permission, but did not try and force you to have sex? How many times in your life has anyone touched you in a sexual way without your consent, but did not try and force you to have sex? How many times in your life has anyone touched you in a sexual way without your permission, but did not try and force you to have sex of any kind?
Sexual: Attempted sex Has anyone ever tried to make you have sexual intercourse of any kind without your permission, but did not succeed? How many times in your life has anyone tried to make you have sex without your permission, but did not succeed? How many times in your life has anyone tried to make youhave sex against your will, but did not succeed? How many times in your life has anyone tried to make you have sexual intercourse of any kind without your permission, but did not succeed?
Sexual: Physically forced sex Has anyone ever physically forced you to have sexual intercourse of any kind regardless of whether you did or did not fight back? How many times in your life have you been physically forced to have sex regardless of whether you did or did not fight back? How many times in your life have you been physically forced to have sex against your will and sexual intercourse was completed? How many times in your life have you been physically forced to have sexual intercourse of any kind regardless of whether you did or did not fight back?
Sexual: Pressured sex Has anyone ever pressured you in a non-physical way, to have sexual intercourse of any kind when you did not want to and sex happened?

Have you ever had sex with anyone, male or female, after they pressured you by doing things like telling you lies, making promises about the future they knew were untrue, threatening to end your relationship, or threatening to spread rumours about you?

Have you ever had sex with anyone, male or female, after they pressured you by repeatedly asking for sex, or showing they were unhappy?

Have you ever had sex with anyone, male or female, after they pressured you using their influence or authority over you, for example, saying they will give you bad grades, that they will fire you or that they will arrest you?

How many times in your life has someone pressured you tohave sex when you did not want to, and sex happened?

How many times in your life has someone pressured you in a nonphysical way, to have sexual intercourse of any kind when you did not want to and sex happened?

Have you ever had sexual intercourse of any kind with anyone, male or female, after they pressured you by doing things like telling you lies, making promises about the future they knew were untrue, threatening to end your relationship, or threatening to spread rumours about you?

Have you ever had unwanted sexual intercourse of any kind with anyone, male or female, after they pressured you by repeatedly asking for sex, or showing they were unhappy?

Have you ever had unwanted sexual intercourse of any kind with anyone, male or female, after they pressured you using their influence or authority over you, for example, saying they will give you bad grades, that they will fire you, or that they will arrest you?

Sexual intercourse: First time The first time you had sexual intercourse, was it because you wanted to or because you were made to have it without your permission? The first time you had vaginal or anal intercourse, would you say that you had it because you wanted to, or because you were made to have it against your will? This first time you had sex, was this something you wanted to do or were you pressured, lured, tricked, physically forced, or threatened in any way? The first time you had sexual intercourse, would you say that you had it because you wanted to, or because you were made to have it without your permission?
Combined physical violence measure IPV, parents/adults, community members Parents/adults, community members IPV, parents/adults, community members IPV, parents/adults, community members
Combined sexual violence measure Touching, attempted sex, forced or pressured sex Touching, attempted sex, forced or pressured sex Touching, attempted sex, forced or pressured sex Touching, attempted sex, forced or pressured sex

Abbreviations: IPV Intimate Partner Violence

Note: aAll questions taken from questionnaires for females in each country; wording varies slightly for male questionnaires