Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS-8): Domestic Violence Help-Seeking and Disclosure
Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS-8): Domestic Violence Help-Seeking and Disclosure
The Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Domestic Violence Help-Seeking & Disclosure includes 3 items from the Domestic Violence Module that assess help-seeking for and disclosure of violence victimization. These items assess whether the respondent has tried to seek help for any violence they may have experienced in their life, the type of person they sought help from, and whether they disclosed the violence to anyone. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located here.
Short Measure
Multi-Country
ITEMS:
1. Thinking about what you yourself have experienced among the different things we have been talking about, have you ever tried to seek help?
Response Options:
Yes
No
2. From whom have you sought help? Anyone else? RECORD ALL MENTIONED.
Response Options:
Own family
Husband’s/Partner’s Family
Current/Former Husband/Partner
Friend
Neighbor
Religious leader
Doctor/Medical Personnel
Police
Lawyer
Social Service Organization
Other __ (specify)
3. Have you ever told any one about this?
Response Options:
Yes
No
PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Kenya
Madagascar
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
Rwanda
Senegal
The Gambia
Zimbabwe
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
Scoring Procedures:
Not Applicable
PRIMARY CITATION:
Demographic and Health Surveys (2019). Demographic and Health Surveys: Domestic Violence Module https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-dhsq8-dhs-questionnaires-and-manuals.cfm
Pyschometric Score:
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Psychometric Scoring
Total Score: 0.00/10 Points (NO DATA)
Citation Frequency
KEY
FULL POINTS
PARTIAL POINTS NOT ASSESSED NOT APPLICABLEFor more details, see Scoring Methodology
