0 to 12. The majority of women (59%) were illiterate and only 9% had attended secondary or
post-secondary school. The majority of women presenting to Panzi Hospital reported agriculture
as their source of livelihood (74%) and almost 10% reported that they were unemployed. The
majority of women self-identified with the Bashi tribe (65%).
Demographic
Age:
< 15
16 – 24
25 – 34
35 – 44
45 – 54
55 – 64
> 65
Total
Marital Status:
Single & never married
Currently married
Widowed
Abandoned
Not Specified
Total
Highest Level of Education:
Illiterate
Primary School
Secondary School
Post–Secondary School
Not Specified
Total
Occupation:
Agriculture
Unemployed
Trader / Merchant
Student
Laborer
Housekeeper
Not Specified
Other
Total
Ethnicity:
Bashi
Barega
Bahavu
Bafulero
Batembo
Babembe
Other
Not Specified
Total
Number
Percentage
252
809
841
988
752
211
458
4,311
5.9
18.8
19.5
22.9
17.4
4.9
10.6
100
641
2,264
956
402
48
4,311
14.9
52.5
22.2
9.3
1.1
100
2,552
1,168
394
4
190
4,311
59.3
27.1
9.1
0.10
4.4
100
3,173
401
242
158
46
22
96
173
4,311
73.6
9.3
5.6
3.7
1.1
0.50
2.2
4.0
100
2,785
450
252
240
234
69
167
114
4,311
64.6
10.4
5.9
5.6
5.4
1.6
3.9
2.6
100
Table 1. Demographics of rape survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital between 2004 and 2008.
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