Awareness of Available Support

The available data show that a large proportion of women living in low-income countries have at some point in their life experienced domestic violence. Awareness of available support is an important pre-condition for women accessing the assistance they need. Therefore, this indicator measures the proportion of women that are aware of where women affected by domestic violence can access the required support

Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with a representative sample of women:

RECOMMENDED SURVEY QUESTIONS (Q) AND POSSIBLE ANSWERS (A)

Q1: Do you know of any informal group, organization or institution that provides assistance to women that experienced physical or sexual violence from their partner? 

A1: yes / no

(ask the following question only if the previous answer was YES)

Q2: Can you please tell me what this informal group, organization or institution is?

A2: The answers need to be pre-defined based on locally available groups / organizations / institutions, which provide the required assistance. After you include the pre-defined options, also leave space for the “other – specify: ………” option.

Q3: Do you know how a woman who experiences physical or sexual violence can access such kind of assistance? If so, can you please tell me how?

A3: yes, knows how to access assistance / doesn't know how to access assistance

To calculate the indicator’s value, divide the number of respondents who know where women affected by domestic violence can access the required assistance (i.e. know who provides it and how to access it) by the number of interviewed respondents. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

Disaggregate the data by the respondent’s location (e.g. (semi-) urban areas, rural areas), age group, wealth, and other factors depending on the local context.

1) Collecting data about gender-based violence is sensitive and can cause harm. Take advantage of IndiKit's Rapid Guide to Collecting Survey Data on GBV (see below) to know how to minimize the risk of any harm and ensure the desired quality of collected data.