Help Seeking to Stop the Violence

 

Percent distribution of women who have experienced physical or sexual violence by help-seeking behavior

 

Definition

 

Percent distribution of women age 15-49 who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence by anyone by their help-seeking behavior:

1)      sought help to stop the violence

2)      never sought help but told someone

3)      never sought help and never told anyone

 

Coverage:

Population base: All women age 15-49 selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module (v044 = 1) who have ever experienced any physical or sexual violence by anyone (IR file)

Time period: Current status at time of survey

 

Numerators:

1)      Number of women age 15-49 who say “yes” to the question on whether they have ever sought help to stop the violence (d119y = 0)

2)      Number of women age 15-49 who say “no” to the question on whether they have ever sought help to stop the violence but say “yes” to the question on whether they have ever told anyone about the violence (d128 = 1)

3)      Number of women age 15-49 who say “no” to the question on whether they have ever sought help to stop the violence and say “no” to the question on whether they have ever told anyone about the violence (d128 = 0)

 

Denominator: Number of women age 15-49 selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module (v044 = 1 & (v502 in 1:2 or d100 in 1:2) who have experienced any physical or sexual violence (any of d105a – k in 1:4 or d130a in 1:4 or d130b in 1:4 or d115y = 0 or d118y = 0 or d124 = 1 or d125 = 1))


Variables: IR file.

v044

Selected for Domestic Violence module

v502

Currently/formerly/never in union

d100

Ever had an intimate relationship with a man

d105a

Ever been pushed, shook or had something thrown by husband/partner

d105b

Ever been slapped by husband/partner

d105c

Ever been punched with fist or hit by something harmful by husband/partner

d105d

Ever been kicked or dragged by husband/partner

d105e

Ever been strangled or burnt by husband/partner

d105f

Ever been attacked with knife/gun or other weapon by husband/partner

d105g

Ever CS physical violence by husband/partner

d105h

Ever been physically forced into unwanted sex by husband/partner

d105i

Ever been forced into other unwanted sexual acts by husband/partner

d105j

Ever had arm twisted or hair pulled by husband/partner

d105k

Ever been physically forced to perform sexual acts respondent didn't want to

d115y

No person other than husband/partner ever physically hurt respondent

d117a

Frequency of being hit in last 12 months by other than husband/partner

d118y

Respondent was not hurt by anyone during a pregnancy

d124

Ever forced to have sex by anyone other than husband/partner in last 12 months

d125

Ever forced to perform unwanted sexual acts

d130a

Previous husband: ever hit, slap, kick, or physically hurt respondent

d130b

Previous husband: physically forced to have sex or to perform sexual acts

d119y

Respondent did not seek help from anyone (0 = sought help)

d128

Ever told anyone else about violence

d005

Weight for Domestic Violence

 

Calculation

 

Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.

 

Handling of Missing Values

 

Women who have missing information on the variable are excluded from the numerator but included in the denominator and are accounted for in a separate category.

 

Notes and Considerations

 

Help seeking questions are asked only from women who report any physical or sexual violence. Women experiencing only emotional violence are not asked questions on help seeking.

                               

Changes over Time

 

Before 2005, women reporting violence were asked questions about help seeking only for physical violence. From 2005, the help seeking questions were asked from all women reporting physical or sexual violence. The question on telling someone about the violence even if they had not sought help was also added in 2005.

 

References

 

See References for this chapter.

 

Resources

 

DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table DV.17

 

API Indicator IDs:

DV_STPV_W_HLP, DV_STPV_W_TLD, DV_STPV_W_NTL, DV_STPV_W_DKM

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