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Table 17.5 Age at first experience of sexual violence<br />

Percentage of women age 15-49 who experienced sexual violence by specific exact ages, according to current<br />

age and current marital status, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage who first experienced sexual violence<br />

by exact age:<br />

10 12 15 18 22<br />

Percentage who<br />

have not<br />

experienced<br />

sexual violence<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Age<br />

15-19 0.0 0.2 0.7 na na 86.5 1,404<br />

20-24 0.1 0.4 1.8 4.8 na 80.1 1,329<br />

25-29 0.4 0.5 1.1 3.8 10.1 72.8 1,049<br />

30-39 0.2 0.3 1.9 4.8 8.2 77.7 1,693<br />

40-49 0.2 0.5 1.6 4.3 7.2 78.3 905<br />

Marital status<br />

Never married 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 90.5 1,395<br />

Ever married 0.2 0.5 1.8 5.1 10.0 76.3 4,984<br />

Total 0.2 0.4 1.4 4.0 7.8 79.4 6,379<br />

na = Not applicable<br />

Table 17.6 Persons committing sexual violence<br />

Among women age 15-49 who have experienced sexual violence, percentage<br />

who report specific persons who committed the violence, according to the<br />

respondent’s current marital status, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Marital status<br />

Person Ever-married Never married<br />

Total<br />

Current husband/partner 62.8 na 56.5<br />

Former husband/partner 30.6 na 27.5<br />

Current/former boyfriend 3.4 35.4 6.6<br />

Father/step father 1.0 0.0 0.9<br />

Brother/step brother 0.4 2.4 0.6<br />

Other relative 2.5 4.1 2.6<br />

In-law 1.2 na 1.1<br />

Own friend/acquaintance 4.8 17.8 6.1<br />

Family friend 1.6 5.0 2.0<br />

Teacher 0.3 0.0 0.3<br />

Employer/someone at work 0.3 0.3 0.3<br />

Police/soldier 0.1 0.0 0.1<br />

Stranger 5.4 26.2 7.5<br />

Other 2.1 8.9 2.8<br />

Number women who have<br />

experienced sexual violence 1,182 132 1,314<br />

Note: Women can report more than one person who committed the violence.<br />

na = Not applicable<br />

Table 17.7 Experience of different forms of violence<br />

Percentage of women age 15-49 who have ever experienced different forms of violence,<br />

according to current age, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Age<br />

Physical<br />

violence only<br />

Sexual<br />

violence only<br />

Physical and<br />

sexual<br />

violence<br />

Physical or<br />

sexual<br />

violence<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

15-19 15.9 6.4 7.1 29.4 1,404<br />

15-17 14.1 5.5 5.1 24.7 833<br />

18-19 18.4 7.7 10.1 36.2 570<br />

20-24 21.5 7.1 12.8 41.3 1,329<br />

25-29 22.1 10.7 <strong>16</strong>.5 49.3 1,049<br />

30-39 22.8 6.5 15.9 45.1 1,693<br />

40-49 21.8 7.0 14.7 43.5 905<br />

Total 20.7 7.4 13.2 41.3 6,379<br />

294 • Domestic Violence

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