Table 3 Physical, social and psychological consequences reported by survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital in 2006 according to type of sexual violence experienced.
Rape NOS | Gang Rape | Sexual Slavery | Combined Gang Rape and Sexual Slavery | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Physical: | ||||||||
Pelvic pain | 53 | 24.2 | 139 | 23.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 25 | 21.0 |
Lumbar pain | 24 | 11.0 | 72 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13.4 |
Abdominal pain | 22 | 10.0 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 5.0 |
Pregnancy | 12 | 5.5 | 13 | 2.1 | 20 | 40.0 | 17 | 14.3 |
Malaise | 10 | 4.6 | 44 | 7.3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 5.0 |
Vaginal discharge | 10 | 4.6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 6.7 |
Vaginal itching | 9 | 4.1 | 25 | 4.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 6.7 |
Abnormal menses | 10 | 4.6 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 5.0 |
Generally unwell | 5 | 2.3 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.2 |
Social: | ||||||||
Loss of possessions | 55 | 25.1 | 147 | 24.3 | 10 | 20.0 | 19 | 16.0 |
Loss of child/spouse | 13 | 5.9 | 75 | 12.4 | 2 | 4.0 | 21 | 17.6 |
Spousal abandonment | 6 | 2.7 | 43 | 7.1 | 3 | 6.0 | 10 | 8.4 |
Loss of other family | 2 | 0.91 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.6 |
Loss of home | 1 | 0.46 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.84 |
Psychological: | ||||||||
Anxiety about rape | 53 | 24.2 | 154 | 25.5 | 18 | 36 | 31 | 26.1 |
Anxiety about spousal abandonment | 6 | 2.7 | 38 | 6.3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7.6 |
Concern about STIs | 25 | 11.4 | 76 | 12.6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 16.0 |
Concern about HIV | 14 | 6.4 | 56 | 9.3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10.9 |
General health concerns | 16 | 7.3 | 66 | 10.9 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7.6 |
Grief about loss of spouse | 9 | 4.1 | 40 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8.4 |
Grief about loss of child/children | 8 | 3.7 | 25 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |