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DVSEXFORCYR
(D124)
Anyone other than partner forced sex in last 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, DVSEXFORCYR (D124) indicates whether anyone other than her husband or partner had forced the woman to have sexual intercourse in the past 12 months.
Comparability
Differences resulting from question wording may limit the comparability of DVSEXFORCYR (D124) across samples. In effect, while most samples explicitly exclude the respondent's husband or live-in partner, some samples do not explicitly exclude them.
Only those countries with comparability issues for this variable are discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DVSEXFORCYR (D124) is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire for any phase, but it is based on a question included in phases V, VI, VII, and VIII of the standard domestic violence module.
Universe
- Angola 2015: 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.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, who have ever had sex, and for whom privacy was obtained.
- Benin 2017: 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, in households selected for the men's survey.
- Burundi 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.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-64 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.
- Chad 2014: 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, in households selected for the men's survey.
- Comoros 2012: 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.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 18-49 who have ever been forced to have sex, who were selected for hemoglobin measurement and for whom privacy was obtained.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: 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.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49, in households not selected for the male interview, who ever had sex, and for whom privacy was obtained.
- Ethiopia 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.
- Gabon 2012: 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.
- Gambia 2013: 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.
- Gambia 2019: 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.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- India 2005: 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.
- India 2015: 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.
- India 2019: 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.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49, in households selected for the male interview, who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever been forced to have sexual intercourse or perform other sex acts by someone other than a husband/partner.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Liberia 2019: 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.
- Madagascar 2021: 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.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Malawi 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.
- Mali 2018: 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.
- Mozambique 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Myanmar 2015: 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.
- Namibia 2013: 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.
- Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module.
- Nepal 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.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex, their first time was not at the time of their first marriage, and for whom privacy was obtained.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Nigeria 2018: 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.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married 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.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49, whose household was selected for the domestic violence module, 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.
- Rwanda 2019: 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.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sexual intercourse, and for whom privacy was obtained.
- Senegal 2017: 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.
- Sierra Leone 2013: 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.
- Sierra Leone 2019: 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.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 18-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module and have either experienced sexual violence from their spouse/partner/boyfriend or have never had a spouse/partner/boyfriend, and have ever been forced to have sexual intercourse and perform other sexual acts by someone other than a spouse/boyfriend/partner.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Tanzania 2015: 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.
- Togo 2013: 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.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- 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.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Zambia 2018: 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.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Zimbabwe 2010: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, and who have ever had sex.
- Zimbabwe 2015: 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.
