Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics of survivors seen at Naivasha and Thika Hospitals
| Â | Naivasha Hospital n (%) | Thika Hospital n (%) | Total n (%) | P value (X2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 313 (93.4) | 193 (92.6) | 506 (93.2) | 0.772 |
Male | 22 (6.6) | 15 (7.4) | 37 (6.8) | ||
Total | 335 (100) | 208 (100) | 543 (100) | ||
Age | Mean age in years (Range) | 16.4 (2–67) | 17.6 (1–51) | 16.8 (1–67) | t-test P = 0.1578, (CI 15.990, 17.656) |
Age group | 18 years and below | 233 (75.2) | 104 (58.8) | 337 (69.2) | < 0.001 |
Above 18Â years | 77 (24.8) | 73 (41.2) | 150 (30.8) | ||
Marital status | Single | 54 (61.4) | 69 (77.5) | 123 (69.5) | 0.008 |
Married | 21 (23.9) | 11 (12.4) | 32 (18.1) | ||
Divorced | 3 (3.4) | 4 (4.5) | 7 (3.9) | ||
Separated | 3 (4.4) | 5 (5.6) | 8 (4.5) | ||
Widowed | 7 (7.9) | 0 | 7 (3.9) | ||
Total | 88 (100) | 89 (100) | 177 (100) | ||
Orphans & vulnerable children (OVC) | Yes | 14 (4.4) | 13 (9.1) | 27 (5.9) | 0.047 |
No | 304 (95.6) | 130 (90.9) | 434 (94.1) | ||
Total | 318 (100) | 143 (100) | 461 (100) | ||
Disability | Yes | 14 (4.4) | 5(3.1) | 19 (3.9) | 0.485 |
No | 308 (95.7) | 159 (97.0) | 467 (96.1) | ||
Total | 322 (100) | 164 (100) | 486 (100) | ||
Perpetrator known to survivor | Known | 257 (77.2) | 130 (63.4) | 387 (71.9) | 0.001 |
Unknown | 76 (22.8) | 75 (36.6) | 151 (28.1) | ||
Total | 333 (100) | 205 (100) | 538 (100) | ||
Perpetrator relationship to survivor | Relative | 33 (15.6) | 16 (16.7) | 49 (16.0) | 0.017 |
Neighbour | 66 (31.3) | 28 (29.2) | 94 (30.6) | ||
Friend | 38 (18.0) | 15 (15.6) | 53 (17.3) | ||
Boyfriend (not coerced) | 40 (19.0) | 7 (7.3) | 47 (15.3) | ||
Partner or ex-partner | 4 (1.9) | 5 (5.2) | 9 (2.9) | ||
aOthers | 30 (14.2) | 25 (26.0) | 55 (17.9) | ||
Total | 211 (100) | 96 (100) | 307 (100) | ||
Number of perpetrators | 1 | 294 (88.6) | 167 (84.3) | 461 (86.9) | 0.053 |
2 | 28 (8.4) | 19 (9.6) | 47 (8.9) | ||
3 | 3 (0.9) | 9 (4.6) | 12 (2.3) | ||
4 or more | 7 (2.1) | 3 (1.5) | 10 (1.9) | ||
Total | 332 (100) | 198 (100) | 530 (100) | ||
Type of sexual violence | Vaginal | 285 (87.2) | 169 (83.3) | 454 (85.7) | 0.207 |
Anal | 23 (7.0) | 17 (8.4) | 40 (7.6) | ||
Combined (Vaginal & Anal/ Oral) | 5 (1.5) | 9 (4.4) | 14 (2.6) | ||
Non-penetrative | 14 (4.3) | 8 (3.9) | 22 (4.2) | ||
Total | 327 (100) | 203 (100) | 530 (100) | ||
Place of sexual violence | Perpetrator’s home | 147 (49.3) | 36 (33.0) | 183 (45.0) | 0.001 |
By the roadside/bush | 59 (19.8) | 24 (22.0) | 83 (20.4) | ||
Survivor’s own home | 55 (18.5) | 16 (14.7) | 71 (17.4) | ||
Someone else’s home | 10 (3.4) | 9 (8.3) | 19 (4.7) | ||
School | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.3) | ||
Market place | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.3) | ||
bOthers | 25 (8.4) | 24 (22.0) | 49 (12.0) | ||
Total | 298 (100) | 109 (100) | 407 (100) | ||