Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module and experienced physical or sexual abuse for which they never sought help, DVHMAINREAS (D120) reports the main reason why they never sought help.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Differences resulting from the question wording for the variable DVHANY (D119Y) may limit the comparability of DVHMAINREAS (D120) across samples. In effect, while most samples report the main reason why the woman never sought help, some samples reports the main reason why she had not sought help in the past year.
Differences in the response categories may also limit comparability across samples, with some including a response category for "NOT IMPORTANT" (as the reason for not seeking help).
Only those countries with comparability issues for this variable are discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DVHMAINREAS (D120) is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire for any phase, but it is based on a question included in phase IV of the standard domestic violence module.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The Egypt 2005 sample reports the main reason why the woman had not sought help for abuse from her husband or partner in the past year. This sample also includes the response category "NOT IMPORTANT."
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected for the domestic violence module and who have experienced physical violence from someone other than their husband since they were 15, have been physically hurt by someone during pregnancy, or have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence from their husband or partner at any point in time and have never sought help.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected for the domestic violence module and who have experienced physical violence from someone other than their husband since they were 15, have been physically hurt by someone during pregnancy, or have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence from their husband or partner at any point in time and have never sought help.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected for the domestic violence module and who have experienced physical violence from someone other than their husband since they were 15, have been physically hurt by someone during pregnancy, or have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence from their husband or partner at any point in time and have never sought help.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, who have experienced physical or sexual violence from their husband in the past year, and who have never sought help for that violence.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, who have been physically hurt by anyone since age 15 or have ever been physically hurt or sexually forced by their husband/partner, and who have never sought help for that violence.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, who were ever forced sexually or experienced physical violence since age 15, and who never sought help for physical or sexual violence.
- Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 who were selected for the domestic violence module and who have experienced physical violence from someone other than their husband since they were 15, have been physically hurt by someone during pregnancy, or have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence from their husband or partner at any point in time and have never sought help.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module; who have ever been forced by anyone to have sex or perform sex acts, have experienced physical violence from their husband at any age or from someone other than a husband since age 15, or have experienced emotional violence from someone other than a husband since age 15; and who have never sought help for such violence.
