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Table 2 Treatment provided to survivors presenting at hospitals by age, gender, marital status and perpetrators of violence

From: Missed treatment opportunities and barriers to comprehensive treatment for sexual violence survivors in Kenya: a mixed methods study

Survivor characteristics (n = 543a)

Treatment provided to survivors

HIV PEP given

Reason why HIV PEP was not given

STI prophylaxis given

EC given

Yes

No

Late

Known HIV-infected

Boyfriend/denies sex

PEP not indicatedb

No reason given

Yes

No

Yes

No

All survivors

 

361 (69.7)

157 (30.3)

92 (58.6)

3 (1.9)

9 (5.7)

15 (9.6)

38 (24.2)

406 (83.7)

79 (16.3)

209 (56.8)

159 (43.2)

Age

</= 18 years

201 (63.2)

117 (36.8)

78 (66.7)

1 (0.8)

7 (6.0)

12 (10.3)

19 (16.2)

247 (81.5)

56 (18.5)

109 (56.2)

85 (43.8)

>  18 years

126 (85.7)

21 (14.3)

6 (28.6)

1 (4.8)

2 (9.5)

1 (4.8)

11 (52.4)

117 (88.6)

15 (11.4)

79 (61.7)

49 (38.3)

P value

< 0.001

0.001

0.065

0.324

Gender

Male

23 (67.6)

11 (32.4)

8 (72.7)

0

0

0

3 (27.3)

22 (75.9)

7 (24.1)

N/A

N/A

Female

338 (69.8)

146 (30.2)

84 (57.5)

3 (2.1)

9 (6.2)

15 (10.3)

35 (23.9)

22 (75.9)

7 (24.1)

209 (56.8)

159 (43.2)

P value

0.788

0.819

0.238

  

Marital status

Single

96 (80.7)

23 (19.3)

8 (34.8)

3 (13.0)

1 (4.4)

1 (4.4)

10 (43.5)

91 (83.5)

18 (16.5)

69 (65.1)

37 (34.9)

Married

28 (87.5)

4 (12.5)

0

0

1 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

2 (50.0)

25 (83.3)

5 (16.7)

9 (33.3)

18 (66.7)

Divorced/separated/widowed

17 (81.0)

4 (19.0)

1 (25.0)

0

0

2 (50.0)

1 (25.0)

16 (88.9)

2 (11.1)

8 (44.4)

10 (55.6)

P value

0.401

0.173

0.869

0.027

Type of perpetrator

Known

230 (62.0)

141 (38.0)

88 (62.4)

2 (1.4)

9 (6.4)

14 (9.9)

28 (19.9)

283 (80.6)

68 (19.4)

129 (51.2)

123 (48.8)

Unknown

128 (89.5)

15 (10.5)

4 (26.7)

1 (6.7)

0

1 (6.7)

9 (60.0)

121 (92.4)

10 (7.6)

79 (69.3)

35 (30.7)

P value

< 0.001

0.006

0.002

0.001

Relationship to perpetrator

Relativec

21 (44.7)

26 (55.3)

18 (69.2)

0

0

0

8 (30.8)

32 (74.4)

11 (25.6)

8 (30.8)

18 (69.2)

Neighbour

61 (65.6)

32 (34.4)

18 (56.3)

1 (3.1)

0

7 (21.9)

6 (18.7)

67 (78.8)

18 (21.2)

26 (50.0)

26 (50.0)

Friendd

38 (74.5)

13 (25.5)

8 (61.5)

0

0

1 (7.7)

4 (30.8)

45 (90.0)

5 (10.0)

26 (70.3)

11 (29.7)

Boyfriende

18 (40)

27 (60.0)

16 (59.3)

0

7 (25.9)

4 (14.8)

0

31 (73.8)

11 (26.2)

15 (33.3)

30 (66.7)

Current/former husband

7 (77.8)

2 (22.2)

0

0

1 (50.0)

0

1 (50.0)

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

5 (55.6)

4 (44.5)

Otherf

31 (57.4)

23 (42.6)

15 (65.2)

0

0

1 (4.4)

7 (30.4)

47 (87.0)

7 (13.0)

22 (64.7)

12 (35.3)

P value

0.002

< 0.001

0.166

0.003

  1. HIV PEP HIV post exposure prophylaxis, EC Emergency contraceptive
  2. a Number of survivors analysed for different treatment given varies due to missing data
  3. bReasons for HIV PEP not indicated included non-penetrative violence, condom used
  4. cRelative includes fathers, uncles and cousins
  5. d Friend includes non-intimate friends and acquaintances such as classmates, co-workers
  6. e Boyfriend: Intimate partners to children below 18 years who were in consensual relationships which are not sanctioned by parents therefore brought for treatment as sexual violence
  7. f Others: Includes teachers, priests, boda boda (motorcycle) taxi drivers, watchmen etc.