Table 8.

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

	Sexual 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 of these sexual experiences that happened without your permission?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 of the sexual experiences that happened without your permission, have you ever sought help for 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 tell anybody about any of these experiences- unwanted touching, attempted sex, pressured sex, or physically forced sex? Who were the people you spoke to? Mother; father; sister; brother; other relative; husband; boyfriend/romantic partner; friend; neighbour; doctor/health care provider; counsellor; traditional healer; hotline; NGO worker; teacher; employer; police; Minustah/UNPOL; other security person; community leader; religious leader; lawyer or legal aid; other; don’t know/declined Did you ever talk to or receive services from a doctor, nurse, or other professional health care worker after any of your experiences of sexual violence that we have talked about/discussed? 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? Did you ever talk to the PNH, BPM, MINUSTAH, UNPOL, security, or protection services?	Not asked	Not asked	Did you ever receive counselling from a professional?
Kenya	Did you ever tell anybody about any of these incidents unwanted touching, attempted sex, physically forced sex, or pressured sex? Was a relative among the people you spoke to? What was their reaction? Who were the relatives you spoke to? Father; mother; brother; sister; uncle; aunt; other male relative; other female relative; don’t know; refused Was a boyfriend, romantic partner, or husband among the people you spoke to? Was an authority figure, such as a teacher or police, among the people you spoke to? Was a friend among the people you spoke to? Was there anyone else you spoke to?	Did you know of a place to go and seek professional help for any of these sexual 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 clinic 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; a social worker or counsellor; 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	Thinking about all your unwanted sexual experiences, 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? 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
Tanzania	Now I would like you to think back to all encounters concerning sexual contacts against your will, unsuccessful sexual attempts and forced sexual intercourse incidents which you have just told me about. Did you ever tell anybody about these incidents? Whom did you tell about these happenings? Mother; father; husband/my lover; another brother who is male; friend; teacher; religious leader; another sister who is female; health worker (doctor or nurse); traditional witchdoctor; advice; elder/community leader; police; another person; does not know; does not want to answer	Not asked	Did you try to seek help for any of these incidents?	Did you succeed to get professional assistance or any assistance in any of these incidents?

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