Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS8): Lifetime Experience of Forced Sex
Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS-8): Lifetime Experience of Forced Sex
The Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Lifetime Experience of Forced Sex includes 2 items from the Domestic Violence Module that ask about any experience with forced sex. These items assess whether the respondent has experienced forced sexual intercourse or other unwanted sexual acts in their lifetime as well as the type of person who committed this 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:
1. At any time in your life, as a child or as an adult, has anyone ever forced you in any way to have sexual intercourse or perform any other sexual acts when you did not want to?
Response Options:
Yes
No
Refused to answer/No answer
2. Who has forced you to have sexual intercourse or perform any other sexual acts that you did not want to? Anyone else? RECORD ALL MENTIONED
Response Options:
Father/step-father
Brother/step-brother
Other relative
Current boyfriend
Former boyfriend
In-law
Own friend/acquaintance
Family friend
Teacher
Schoolmate/Classmate
Employer/Someone at work
Police/soldier
Priest/Religious Leader
Stranger
Other __ (specify)
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
