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Table 2 Past-year prevalence and intensity of IPV and non-partner household violence, and related help-seeking, per country

From: Violence against women from partners and other household members during COVID-19 in Burkina Faso and Kenya

 

Household Violence

(Non-Partner)

IPV

Burkina Faso

Kenya

Burkina Faso

Kenya

Past-year prevalence

% weighted

 Any emotional

15.7

9.8

22.9

20.6

 Any physical

1.7

3.7

4.5

8.6

 Any sexual

0.6

1.7

6.4

8.0

 Any violence (emotional, physical, sexual)

16.2

11.0

25.7

23.5

 Any contact violence (physical, sexual)

2.2

4.7

9.4

13.4

Types of violence experienced

 Violence Score (# of specific types of violence experienced, includes emotional)a

  1 type of violence

89.0

66.2

71.8

51.8

  2 types of violence

7.6

22.2

16.9

24.9

  3 types of violence

3.3

6.6

7.7

14.1

  4 types of violence

0.2

2.4

2.3

5.0

  5 types of violence

–

2.6

1.3

4.2

Violence intensityb

% weighted, Mean (SD)

 Items: Prevalence & Frequency

  Insulted, yelled at, screamed at or made humiliating remarks

15.7, 2.56 (1.22)

9.8, 2.09 (1.07)

22.9, 2.66 (1.12)

20.6, 2.39 (1.05)

  Slapped, hit, or physically hurt

1.3, 2.16 (1.17)

2.7, 2.06 (1.03)

4.2, 2.19 (1.13)

7.4, 2.25 (1.02)

  Threatened with a weapon or attempted to strangle or kill

0.7, 2.50 (1.04)

1.9, 2.15 (1.05)

1.1, 2.28 (1.22)

3.5, 2.35 (1.05)

  Pressured or insisted on having sex when did not want to (without physical force)

0.5, 2.26 (0.96)

1.3, 2.12 (1.01)

6.2, 2.48 (1.01)

7.4, 2.37 (0.96)

  Physically forced to have sex when they did not want to

0.4, 2.17 (1.11)

1.1, 2.16 (0.94)

2.7, 2.14 (1.02)

4.7, 2.38 (0.95)

Help-seeking, among those who indicated a violence experiencec

% weighted

 Any formal help

0.9

8.9

0.5

4.7

 Any informal help

31.8

43.4

32.1

37.0

 Did not seek help

67.9

51.6

67.8

60.6

Sought help from:

 Own family

41.5

57.8

42.7

58.9

 Husband’s/partner’s family

41.2

26.8

45.9

41.2

 Friend

26.4

24.4

2.0

2.9

 Current/former husband/partner

5.5

5.2

0.2

0.0

 Neighbor

4.7

18.5

26.3

21.3

 Religious Leader

2.9

11.7

5.0

19.6

 Police

2.0

14.9

5.4

16.3

 Current/former boyfriend

0.7

2.3

1.4

2.2

 Social service organization

0.7

3.3

1.2

7.7

 Doctor/medical personnel

–

2.9

–

0.2

 Lawyer

–

0.3

1.0

3.4

 Violence support program or hotline

–

0.3

–

–

  1. aAmong those who reported any violence in the last 12 months
  2. bMean (SD) code: 1 = One time, 2 = 1 to 2 times, 3 = 3 to 10 times, 4 = 10 or more times, 5 = Every day or almost
  3. cFormal and informal help categories are not mutually exclusive
  4. *=p<0.05; **=p<0.01; ***=p<0.001