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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Health Care Women Int. 2014 May 16;35(7-9):789–807. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2014.903953

Table 7.

Descriptive statistics of female participants who reported having ever been sexually assaulted

Frequency Percent

Number of women reporting sexually assault, ever (N=701) 51 7.27

Report being rejected by any family member (N=51) 16 31.37
 Report being rejected by husband (N=33) 13 39.39
 Report being rejected by parents (N=36) 4 11.11
 Report being rejected by in-laws (N=29) 6 20.69
 Report being rejected by children (N=47) 1 2.13

Number of times assaulted sexually
 One time 34 66.67
 Two times 5 9.80
 Three times 8 15.69
 Four or more times 4 7.84

Most recent sexual assault was witnessed (N=51) 27 52.94
 Witnessed by husband 4 7.84
 Witnessed by parents 2 3.92
 Witnessed by children 9 17.65
 Witnessed by other family members 9 17.65
 Witnessed by friends 7 13.73

Ever abducted by perpetrators of sexual assault (N=51) 43 84.31

Number of different perpetrators in most recent sexual assault
 One person 20 39.22
 Two people 7 13.73
 Three people 11 21.57
 Four people 5 9.80
 Five people 5 9.80
 Six or more people 3 5.88

Place of most recent sexual assault
 Forest 23 45.10
 Home 22 43.14
 Other (in field, on route, market, etc.) 6 11.76

Family possessions were taken during most recent sexual assault (N=51) 38 74.51
 Animals were taken 27 52.94
 Money was taken 15 29.41
 Business materials 13 25.49
 House 1 1.96
 Agricultural products 13 25.49
 Other 17 33.33

Had a child from sexual assault (N=51) 12 23.53

Sought medical care after most recent sexual assault (N=51) 33 64.71
 3 days or less 11 33.33
 4 – 7 days after assault 5 15.15
 More than one week, but less than 6 months after assault 12 36.36
 Between 6 months to 1 year after assault 3 9.09
 One year or more after the assault 2 6.06