Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10 - Timor-Leste Ministry of ...
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16.15 HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF WOMEN<br />
WHO EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE<br />
All respondents who have ever<br />
experienced physical or sexual violence by any<br />
person were asked a series <strong>of</strong> questions about<br />
whether <strong>and</strong> from whom they sought help to try<br />
to end the violence. This information is<br />
presented in Table 16.13.<br />
About one in five women (24 percent)<br />
who experience violence seek help. Women who<br />
experience both physical <strong>and</strong> sexual violence 1<br />
(50 percent) are most likely to seek help. The<br />
percentage <strong>of</strong> respondents who seek help varies<br />
from 19 percent among women age 15-19 to<br />
27 percent among women age 25-29.<br />
Unemployed women are less likely to seek help<br />
than those who are employed for cash (24 <strong>and</strong> 36<br />
percent, respectively). Women with no living<br />
children are slightly less likely to seek help than<br />
other women. Formerly married women (53<br />
percent) who experienced physical violence are<br />
more likely to seek help than other respondents.<br />
District-level differences are large <strong>and</strong><br />
could be due to differences in the degree <strong>of</strong><br />
adherence to ingrained cultural norms. For<br />
example, 7 percent <strong>of</strong> women who experienced<br />
violence in Manufahi sought help, compared<br />
with one in two women in Covalima (51<br />
percent). Women with no education <strong>and</strong> those in<br />
the lowest <strong>and</strong> second wealth quintiles were less<br />
likely to seek help than other women. Urban<br />
women were more likely to seek help to end<br />
violence.<br />
Women most <strong>of</strong>ten sought help from<br />
their own family members (82 percent) <strong>and</strong> from<br />
in-laws (27 percent). About 14 percent <strong>of</strong> women<br />
sought help from friends/neighbors. It is<br />
interesting to note that only 4 percent <strong>of</strong> women<br />
sought help from the police, while 1 percent <strong>of</strong><br />
women sought help from social service<br />
organizations (data not shown separately).<br />
16.16 FAMILY SUPPORT FOR ABUSED WOMEN<br />
IN NEED<br />
Women having a strong fallback position<br />
could be in a better position than those with no<br />
fallback position when faced with domestic<br />
Table 16.13 Help seeking to stop violence<br />
Among women age 15-49 who have ever experienced physical<br />
or sexual violence, percentage who fought back physically,<br />
fought back verbally or sought help from any source to end the<br />
violence according to type <strong>of</strong> violence <strong>and</strong> background<br />
characteristics, <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />
Have sought<br />
help from any<br />
source<br />
Number <strong>of</strong><br />
women<br />
Type <strong>of</strong> violence<br />
Physical only 21.8 1,057<br />
Sexual only (27.4) 31<br />
Both physical <strong>and</strong> sexual 50.3 69<br />
Current age<br />
15-19 19.2 214<br />
20-24 25.1 186<br />
25-29 27.1 197<br />
30-39 24.3 345<br />
40-49 22.7 215<br />
Employed past 12 months<br />
Not employed 23.7 727<br />
Employed for cash 35.6 96<br />
Employed not for cash 20.1 333<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> living children<br />
0 17.1 330<br />
1-2 26.8 240<br />
3-4 25.3 273<br />
5+ 26.7 312<br />
Marital status <strong>and</strong> duration<br />
Never married 16.8 287<br />
Currently married woman 23.8 805<br />
Married only once 23.8 792<br />
0-4 years 27.9 129<br />
5-9 years 24.5 164<br />
<strong>10</strong>+ years 22.5 499<br />
Married more than once 21.0 13<br />
Divorced/separated/widowed 52.7 64<br />
Residence<br />
Urban 31.4 348<br />
Rural 20.3 808<br />
District<br />
Aileu 11.1 57<br />
Ainaro (19.1) 20<br />
Baucau 20.5 154<br />
Bobonaro (31.4) 44<br />
Covalima 50.9 <strong>10</strong>2<br />
Dili 34.4 251<br />
Ermera (14.2) 88<br />
Lautem 21.7 <strong>10</strong>3<br />
Liquiçá 17.6 65<br />
Manatuto (22.8) 23<br />
Manufahi 6.8 87<br />
Oecussi 17.9 116<br />
Viqueque (3.6) 46<br />
Education<br />
No education 19.9 348<br />
Primary 24.2 294<br />
Secondary 25.2 472<br />
More than secondary (33.8) 42<br />
Wealth quintile<br />
Lowest 19.9 208<br />
Second 16.7 218<br />
Middle 23.7 222<br />
Fourth 22.8 226<br />
Highest 32.4 282<br />
Total 23.7 1,156<br />
Note: Excludes women whose sexual initiation was forced but<br />
who have not experienced any other form <strong>of</strong> physical or sexual<br />
violence. Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49<br />
unweighted cases.<br />
1<br />
Physical violence here excludes violence during pregnancy, <strong>and</strong> sexual violence excludes those whose first sex<br />
was forced.<br />
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