Table 3 Experience of violence in lifetime and past year among sexual and gender minority sample
| Â | Any form of violence | Physical violence | Sexual violence |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall sample | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
Lifetime | 56.0 (54.4–57.7) | 47.3 (45.7–49.0) | 38.9 (37.3–40.5) |
Past year | 29.2 (27.8–30.7) | 25.2 (23.8–26.6) | 19.2 (17.9–20.5) |
By country (lifetime) | |||
 Botswana | 38.7 (34.8–42.6) | 31.1 (27.5–34.9) | 26.5 (23.1–30.1) |
 Eswatini | 72.8 (63.4–80.6) | 58.3 (48.5–67.4) | 49.5 (39.9–59.1) |
 Ethiopia | 43.8 (36.2–51.6) | 36.9 (29.7–44.6) | 30.0 (23.4–37.6) |
 Lesotho | 48.5 (41.0–56.1) | 46.4 (38.9–54.0) | 22.6 (16.9–29.6) |
 Kenya | 61.3 (58.2–64.4) | 53.0 (49.9–56.2) | 43.9 (40.8–47.1) |
 Malawi | 53.1 (46.0–60.0) | 41.3 (34.6–48.4) | 41.5 (34.8–49.0) |
 South Africa | 65.3 (61.9–68.7) | 55.0 (51.4–58.5) | 47.9 (44.4–51.5) |
 Zambia | 60.6 (55.1–65.8) | 53.3 (47.8–58.8) | 34.4 (29.4–40.0) |
 Zimbabwe | 53.2 (47.8—58.6) | 42.9 (37.7–48.4) | 38.6 (33.5–44.0) |
By sexual orientation | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
Lesbian | |||
 Lifetime | 56.8 (53.5–60.1) | 47.6 (44.2–51.0) | 39.7 (36.5–43.1) |
 Past year | 28.1 (25.2–31.3) | 24.4 (21.6–27.4) | 16.1 (13.8–18.8) |
Bisexual (women) | |||
 Lifetime | 62.0 (55.1–68.5) | 54.5 (47.5–61.3) | 47.5 (40.6–54.5) |
 Past year | 32.7 (26.5–39.5) | 27.0 (21.3–33.6) | 20.1 (15.1–26.3) |
Bisexual (men) | |||
 Lifetime | 47.2 (42.7–51.8) | 40.1 (35.7–44.6) | 31.5 (27.4–35.8) |
 Past year | 25.4 (21.7–29.6) | 22.2 (18.6–26.2) | 17.5 (14.3–21.3) |
Gay | |||
 Lifetime | 54.9 (52.5–57.4) | 46.1 (43.7–48.6) | 36.4 (34.1–38.8) |
 Past year | 30.3 (24.7–31.4) | 26.2 (24.1–28.4) | 20.5 (18.6–22.5) |
Non-normative | |||
 Lifetime | 68.1 (62.1–73.5) | 58.8 (52.6–64.6) | 54.1 (48.0–60.1) |
 Past year | 28.4 (23.1–34.2) | 23.5 (18.7–29.1) | 20.8 (16.2–26.2) |
By gender identity | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
Transgender women | |||
 Lifetime | 73.0 (68.2–77.3) | 62.5 (57.4–67.3) | 54.4 (49.2–59.4) |
 Past year | 44.6 (39.5–49.8) | 39.9 (35.0–45.0) | 30.1 (25.6–35.0) |
Transgender men | |||
 Lifetime | 54.4 (48.5–60.3) | 46.3 (40.4–52.3) | 40.6 (34.9–46.6) |
 Past year | 32.8 (27.5–38.7) | 29.1 (24.0–34.8) | 24.2 (19.4–29.7) |
Gender non-conforming | |||
 Lifetime | 69.8 (62.5–76.2) | 59.9 (52.4–67.0) | 56.4 (48.9–63.6) |
 Past year | 36.8 (29.9–44.3) | 31.2 (24.7–38.5) | 24.6 (18.7–31.6) |
By age group | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
18–24 years | |||
 Lifetime | 51.3 (48.7–54.0) | 41.7 (39.1–44.3) | 36.2 (33.7–38.7) |
 Past year | 30.2 (27.9–32.7) | 25.7 (23.5–28.1) | 18.9 (16.9–21.0) |
25–34 years | |||
 Lifetime | 58.7 (56.3–61.1) | 51.3 (48.9–53.7) | 40.4 (38.1–42.8) |
 Past year | 29.5 (27.3–31.7) | 25.7 (23.7–27.9) | 20.0 (18.2–22.0) |
35–44 years | |||
 Lifetime | 61.7 (56.3–66.8) | 51.7 (46.3–57.0) | 42.9 (37.6–48.3) |
 Past year | 25.5 (21.0–30.5) | 21.2 (17.1–26.0) | 16.0 (12.4–20.4) |
45–54 years | |||
 Lifetime | 60.5 (45.2–74.0) | 51.2 (36.4–65.7) | 37.2 (24.1–52.6) |
 Past year | 9.3 (3.5–22.5) | 9.3 (3.5–22.5) | 2.3 (3.1–15.1) |
> 55 years | |||
 Lifetime | 62.5 (26.5–88.5) | 62.5 (26.5–88.5) | 25.0 (5.7–64.9) |
 Past year | 0 (no observations) | 0 (no observations) | 0 (no observations) |
By HIV status | Â | Â | Â |
Living with HIV | |||
 Lifetime | 65.9 (62.3–69.2) | 57.0 (53.4–60.5) | 46.8 (43.2–50.4) |
 Past year | 40.2 (36.7–43.8) | 35.4 (32.0–39.0) | 26.8 (23.7–30.2) |
Not living with HIV | |||
 Lifetime | 53.1 (51.2–55.0) | 44.6 (42.7–46.5) | 36.5 (34.7–38.3) |
 Past year | 26.2 (24.6–27.9) | 22.3 (20.8–23.9) | 17.1 (15.7–18.5) |
By coerced marriage | |||
Forced to marry | |||
 Lifetime | 75.6 (72.2–78.7) | 67.3 (63.6–70.7) | 56.2 (52.4–59.9) |
 Past year | 46.8 (43.1–50.7) | 41.5 (37.8–45.3) | 33.8 (30.3–37.5) |
Not forced to marry | |||
 Lifetime | 51.4 (49.5–53.2) | 42.6 (40.8–44.4) | 34.6 (32.9–36.4) |
 Past year | 24.8 (23.2–26.4) | 21.2 (19.7–22.7) | 15.4 (14.1–16.7) |