Table 7.

Questions Used in the Compilation of Help-Seeking Indicators for Experience of Physical Violence by Country

	Physical Violence
	Disclosure	Knowledge of where to seek help	Sought help	Received help
Cambodia	Have you ever told anyone about these experiences? Who did you speak to regarding any physical violence experiences that happened? Own family; husband’s/partner’s family; Current/former husband/partner; current/former boyfriend; friend; neighbour; religious leader; doctor/medical personnel; police; lawyer; social service organization; other; don’t know/declined	Not asked	Thinking about all your experiences with physical violence, have you ever sought help for any of these experiences? From whom have you sought help? Own family; husband’s/partner’s family; Current/former husband/partner; current/former boyfriend; friend; neighbour; religious leader; doctor/medical personnel; police; lawyer; social service organization; other; don’t know/declined	Not asked
Haiti	Did you ever talk to or receive services from a doctor, nurse, or other professional health care worker after any of these experiences when a parent or authority figure was violent towards you? Did you ever talk to or receive services from a lawyer, judge, or anyone else working for an organization other than the police in order to help you have your case reviewed in court after any of these experiences when a parent or authority figure was violent towards you? Did you ever talk to the PNH, BPM, MINUSTAH, UNPOL, security, or protection services after any of these experiences when a parent or authority figure was violent towards you?	Not asked	Not asked	Did you ever receive counselling from a professional after any of these experiences when a parent or authority figure was violent towards you?
Kenya	Not asked	Did you know of a place to go and seek help for any of these violent incidents?	Did you try to seek professional help for any of these incidents?	Were you successful in receiving any professional help for any of these incidents, like from a health facility or NGO?
Malawi	Did you tell anyone about any these experiences? Who did you tell? Mother; father; sister; brother; other relative; husband; boyfriend/romantic partner; friend; neighbour; traditional healer; NGO worker; teacher; employer; community leader; religious leader; other; don’t know/declined	Did you know a hospital/clinic, police station, helpline, social welfare or legal office to go for help?	Did you try to seek help from any of these places for any of these experiences?	Did you receive any help for any of these experiences from a hospital/clinic, police station, helpline, social welfare or legal office? Did you receive help from: Doctor, nurse, or other healthcare worker; police or other security personnel; lawyer, judge/magistrate or other legal professional, other than police; helpline (including phone/internet/website)
Nigeria	Did you tell anyone about any of these experiences? Who did you tell? Mother; father; sister; brother; other relative; husband; boyfriend/romantic partner; friend; neighbour; traditional healer; NGO worker; teacher; employer; neighbourhood leader; religious leader; other	Did you know a hospital/clinic, police station, social worker, teacher, child protection network, NGOs or FBOs to go for help?	Did you try to seek help from any of these places for any of these experiences?	Did you receive any help for any of these experiences from a hospital/clinic, police station, social worker, teacher, child protection network, NGO or FBO? (Yes; no; don’t know/declined) Did you receive help from: A doctor, nurse or other healthcare worker; police or other security personnel; social worker or counsellor; teacher; child protection worker; NGO; FBO

Abbreviations: BPM Brigade for the Protection of Minors; FBO faith-based organization; MINUSTAH La Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti; NGO non-governmental organization; PNH Police Nationale d’Haiti; UNPOL United Nations Police

Notes: ^aData comes from a nationally representative sample of children aged 13–17 years from Violence Against Children Surveys

^bQuestions are taken from questionnaires used for female respondents

^cQuestions on reasons for not disclosing experiences of violence or not seeking help, extended help seeking during most recent episode of violence experience, and additional services respondent would have liked, are not included in this table

^dTanzania did not ask questions on physical violence help seeking behaviour