IPUMS DHS: descr: DVS15TOUCHIMAGE

IPUMS DHS

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DVS15TOUCHIMAGE (DVS15TOUCHIMAGE)

Age first forced to sexually touch man before age 15

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DVS15TOUCHIMAGE reports the respondent's age when she was first forced to touch a man's genitals against her will before age 15.

DVS15TOUCHIMAGE has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DVS15TOUCHIMAGE is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire or domestic violence module.

South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who were not physically forced or persuaded to have sexual intercourse against their will before age 15, but have been forced to touch a man's genitals before age 15.

South Africa: 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B