Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, DVSEXFWMALEFRN indicates whether, since age 15, they had ever been forced by a male friend to have sexual intercourse or perform other sexual acts.
The related variable DVSEXFWFRND indicates whether the woman was forced by a friend or acquiantance gender unspecified to have sexual intercourse or perform other sexual acts.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
DVSEXFWMALEFRN has some differences between samples that may affect comparability. See country-specific comparability section for more information.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DVSEXFWMALEFRN is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire for any phase, but it is related to a series of questions about who forced the woman to have sexual intercourse or perform other sexual acts in phase VIII of the standard domestic violence module.
Comparability — Zambia [top]
The 2001 Zambia survey asks only about being forced to have sexual intercourse, and does not ask about other sexual acts. Further, the Zambia 2001 survey asks specifically about the man who forced the woman to have sexual intercourse with him, whereas other surveys do not specify perpetrator gender.
Universe
- Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
