title: Sexual assault and other types of intimate partner violence in women with protection orders in Vhembe District, South Africa.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of sexual assault in the context of intimate partner violence in a sample of women receiving a protection order in South Africa. In all, 268 women (18 years of age and older) consecutively receiving a protection order in the Vhembe District in South Africa were assessed by an external interviewer. Results indicate that from the total sample, 40.7% reported sexual assault, one or more times, during the relationship in the past 3 months; 58.2% reported stalking by the intimate partner; and almost all reported some form of psychological abuse (94.0%), physical violence (93.7%), and danger (99.3%). In all, 37% reported psychological, physical, and sexual violence. In multivariate regression psychological abuse, physical violence and stalking were found to be associated with sexual assault.
authors.forename: Supa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pengpid
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peltzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D035846:Law Enforcement; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D055815:Young Adult