Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS-8): Physical and Sexual Violence and Control Tactics by Spouse
Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS-8): Physical and Sexual Violence and Control Tactics by Spouse
The Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Physical and Sexual Violence and Control Tactics by Spouse includes 4 items from the Domestic Violence Module to assess a former or current spouse's attempts to control or use violence. 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:
So far we have been talking about the behavior of your (current/last) (husband/male partner). Now I want to ask you about the behavior of any previous husband or any other current or previous male partner that you may have ever had.
1. Did any previous husband or any other current or previous male partner ever hit, kick, or do anything else to hurt you physically?
2. Did any previous husband or any other current or previous male partner physically force you to have intercourse or perform any other sexual acts that you did not want to?
3. Did any previous husband or any other current or previous male partner humiliate you in front of other, threaten to hurt you or someone you care about, or insult you or make you feel bad about yourself?
Response Options:
Yes
No
Ask Item 4 as a follow-up to any “Yes” responses to Items 1, 2 or 3.
4. How long ago did this last happen?
Response Options:
0-11 months ago
12+ months ago
Don’t remember
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
