Estimates and Determinants of Sexual Violence Against Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Estimates and Determinants of Sexual Violence Against Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2010.300070
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发表时间：
2011-06-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Bredenkamp, Caryn
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作者：
Peterman, Amber;Palermo, Tia;Bredenkamp, Caryn
目标。我们试图提供刚果民主共和国 (DRC) 性暴力的基于数据的估计，并描述此类暴力的风险因素。方法。我们使用了 3436 名参加 2007 年刚果民主共和国人口和健康调查的女性的全国代表性家庭调查数据以及人口估计来估计性暴力水平。我们使用多元逻辑回归来分析性暴力的相关性。结果。大约有 169 至 180 万名女性报告称在其一生中遭受过强奸（其中 407397-433785 名女性报告称在过去 12 个月内曾被强奸），大约 307 至 337 万名女性报告称遭受过亲密伴侣性暴力。性暴力的报告在很大程度上与个人背景因素无关。然而，与金沙萨的女性相比，北基伍省的女性举报所有类型性暴力的可能性明显更高。结论。性暴力不仅比以前想象的更为普遍，而且我们的研究结果表明，未来的政策和计划应重点关注家庭内部的虐待，并消除全国范围内对性暴力的接受和有罪不罚现象，同时保持和加强制止民兵实施强奸的努力。 （美国公共卫生杂志。2011；101：1060-1067。doi：10.2105/AJPH.2010.300070）
Objectives. We sought to provide data-based estimates of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and describe risk factors for such violence.Methods. We used nationally representative household survey data from 3436 women selected to answer the domestic violence module who took part in the 2007 DRC Demographic and Health Survey along with population estimates to estimate levels of sexual violence. We used multivariate logistic regression to analyze correlates of sexual violence.Results. Approximately 1.69 to 1.80 million women reported having been raped in their lifetime (with 407397-433785 women reporting having been raped in the preceding 12 months), and approximately 3.07 to 3.37 million women reported experiencing intimate partner sexual violence. Reports of sexual violence were largely independent of individual-level background factors. However, compared with women in Kinshasa, women in Nord-Kivu were significantly more likely to report all types of sexual violence.Conclusions. Not only is sexual violence more generalized than previously thought, but our findings suggest that future policies and programs should focus on abuse within families and eliminate the acceptance of and impunity surrounding sexual violence nationwide while also maintaining and enhancing efforts to stop militias from perpetrating rape. (Am J Public Health. 2011;101: 1060-1067. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.300070)