IPUMS DHS: descr: DVHLEGAL

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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DVHLEGAL (DVHLEGAL)

Sought legal support after sexual abuse

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DVHLEGAL indicates whether the woman sought legal support after she was forced to have sexual intercourse or perform sexual acts.

DVHLEGAL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DVHLEGAL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire or standard domestic violence module.

Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever been forced to have sexual intercourse or perform other sexual acts by someone other than a husband/partner.

Uganda: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W