Percentage of women age 15-49 who have ever experienced physical or sexual violence and sought help by sources from which they sought help.
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 and sought help to stop the violence (IR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
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) by source of help sought:
1) Own family (any of d119b – h, m, n = 1)
2) Husband/partner’s family (any of d119i, o – r = 1) (now includes intimate partner's family for never-married women)
3) Husband/partner (d119a or d119j = 1) (now includes intimate partner for never-married women)
4) Boyfriend (d119k or d119l = 1)
5) Friend (any of d119s, t, xd = 1)
6) Neighbor (d119u = 1)
7) Religious leader (d119xf = 1)
8) Doctor/medical personnel (d119xh = 1)
9) Police (d119xe = 1)
10) Lawyer (d119xg = 1)
11) Social work organization (d119xb = 1)
12) Other (any of d119v, w, x, xa, xc, xi, xj, xk = 1)
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)) and sought help to stop the violence (d119y = 0).
Variables: IR file.
|
v044 |
Selected for Domestic Violence module |
|
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 |
|
d119a |
Husband/partner: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119b |
Mother: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119c |
Father: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119d |
Daughter: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119e |
Son: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119f |
Sister: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119g |
Brother: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119h |
Own family: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119i |
Husband/partner family: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119j |
Current/former husband/partner: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119k |
Current/former boyfriend: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119l |
Former boyfriend alone: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119m |
Step-mother: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119n |
Step-father: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119o |
Mother-in-law: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119p |
Father-in-law: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119q |
Other female in-law: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119r |
Other male in-law: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119s |
Female friend: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119t |
Male friend: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119u |
Neighbor: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119v |
Teacher: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119w |
Employer: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119x |
Other: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xa |
Stranger: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xb |
Social service organization: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xc |
CS: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xd |
Friend: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xe |
Police: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xf |
Religious leader: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xg |
Lawyer: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
D119xh |
Doctor: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xi |
CS: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xj |
CS: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119xk |
CS: Person respondent went to seek help |
|
d119y |
Respondent did not seek help from anyone (0 = sought help) |
|
d005 |
Weight for Domestic Violence |
Numerator divided by denominator multiplied by 100.
Women who have missing information on the variable are excluded from the numerator but included in the denominator.
Help seeking questions are asked only from women who report physical or sexual violence. Women experiencing only emotional violence are not asked questions on help seeking.
Women may report more than one source from which they sought help.
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.
See References for this chapter.
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table DV.18
API Indicator IDs:
DV_STPS_W_FAM, DV_STPS_W_HFM, DV_STPS_W_HSB, DV_STPS_W_BFR, DV_STPS_W_FRD, DV_STPS_W_NEI, DV_STPS_W_RLG, DV_STPS_W_DRM, DV_STPS_W_POL, DV_STPS_W_LWY, DV_STPS_W_SWO, DV_STPS_W_OTH