Table 3

Prevalence of non-partner sexual and physical violence since age 15, by perpetrator types, conflict time period and sex

Non-partner violence perpetratorsBefore Crisis (pre-1999)During Crisis (2000–2007)After Crisis (2007–2008)Lifetime
SEXUAL VIOLENCE (>15 years old)Women (%)Men (%)p Value*Women (%)Men (%)p Value*Women (%)Men (%)p Value*Women (%)Men (%)p Value*
Forced or coerced sex(n=1408)(n=1256)(n=1408)(n=1256)(n=1408)(n=1256)(n=1408)(n=1256)
Any perpetrator (male/female)5.43.60.364.02.20.201.10.10.119.95.90.09
 Family member (male)*0.60.00.250.60.10.260.00.00.521.10.10.11
 Family member (female)*0.10.20.480.10.20.460.00.00.520.10.50.35
 Acquaintance (male)1.20.20.190.80.20.240.10.00.432.00.40.08
 Acquaintance (female)0.22.20.020.11.30.060.00.30.080.33.40.00
 Acquaintance (sex unknown)0.10.00.440.10.00.540.00.00.520.20.00.37
 Stranger/other not identified (male)2.60.00.021.90.10.030.20.00.384.50.10.00
 Stranger/other not identified (female)0.81.10.580.40.60.580.10.20.571.11.80.41
 Stranger/other not identified (sex unknown)0.00.00.520.10.00.450.00.00.520.10.00.45
 Combatant/uniformed official0.40.70.520.30.20.680.10.00.530.30.20.68
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE (>15 years old)Women (%)Men (%)p Value*Women (%)Men (%)p Value*Women (%)Men (%)p Value*Women (%)Men (%)p Value*
Physically mistreated or hit(n=1412)(n=1265)(n=1412)(n=1265)(n=1412)(n=1265)(n=1412)(n=1265)
Any perpetrator (male/female)15.415.20.368.912.60.131.93.60.0223.626.90.27
 Family member (male)6.48.70.093.23.70.180.91.10.108.912.90.03
 Family member (female)8.22.50.004.51.50.000.91.10.168.93.70.01
 Acquaintance (male)1.62.40.230.71.40.150.20.80.042.14.40.09
 Acquaintance (female)0.90.00.030.40.20.090.10.00.081.10.40.04
 Acquaintance (sex unknown)0.31.70.010.01.20.010.00.60.010.32.90.00
 Stranger/other not identified (male)1.32.60.010.91.80.040.20.60.182.34.60.01
 Stranger/other not identified (female)0.20.20.100.00.20.050.10.60.070.20.30.08
 Stranger/other not identified (sex unknown)0.10.00.100.00.20.110.10.10.150.10.20.20
 Combatant/uniformed official0.00.60.040.94.70.000.00.20.610.95.30.00
  • ‘All statistics are weighted percentages. Denominators are the sum of the survey weights in the subpopulations of men and women.

  • Family includes: father/mother, father/mother-in-law and other family members; acquaintances include: friends, family friends, neighbours, teachers, religious leaders; strangers/others include: strangers, individuals not identified; combatant/uniformed official includes: someone who attacked your village, uniformed official (ie, police, gendarme, military), sex unspecified.

  • *p Value denotes difference between men and women.