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Table 2 Characteristics of the Narrative

From: A cross-sectional study of community perceptions of stigmatization amongst women affected by UN-peacekeeper perpetrated sexual exploitation and abuse

Story Perspective

N = 1818

 First-Person

226 (12.4%)

 Third-Person

1592 (87.6%)

Peacekeeper’s Role

N = 1819

 Soldier

Armed

1035 (56.9%)

Unarmed

266 (14.6%)

 Non-Soldier

UN Civilian

288 (15.8%)

UN Police

38 (2.1%)

 Unspecified

Don’t Know

142 (7.8%)

Other

50 (2.8%)

Peacekeeper’s Nationality

N = 1822

 African

DRC

103 (5.7%)

Egypt

69 (3.8%)

Ghana

30 (1.6%)

Morocco

187 (10.3%)

South Africa

343 (18.8%)

Senegal

138 (7.6%)

Sierra Leone

10 (0.6%)

Tanzania

197 (10.8%)

 Asian

Bangladesh

101 (5.5%)

India

125 (6.9%)

Nepal

71 (3.9%)

Pakistan

83 (4.6%)

 South American

Uruguay

200 (11%)

 Unspecified

Other

352 (19.3%)

Don’t Know

236 (12.9%)

Story About a Peacekeeper Fathered Child

 About or Mentioned a Peacebaby

970 (53.2%)

 Neither

852 (46.8%)