Table 1 Questionnaire items used to construct outcomes
| Â | Indicator | Respondents (denominator) | Items in composite indices | Expected direction of change due to intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Social acceptance of gender inequality and IPV | Acceptability of physical violence by a man against his partner | Men; Women | Answers ‘yes’, a man has good reason to hit his wife in at least one of the following scenarios: She disobeys him • She answers back to him • She disrespects his relatives • He suspects that she is unfaithful • He finds out she has been unfaithful • She spends time gossiping with neighbours • She neglects taking care of the children • She doesn’t complete her household work to his satisfaction • She refuses to have sex with him • She accuses him of infidelity • She tells his secrets to others in the community • He is angry with her | Decrease |
|  | Acceptability of a woman refusing sex | Men; Women | Answers that ‘yes’ in their opinion it is acceptable if a married woman refuses to have sex with her husband if she doesn’t feel like it. | Increase |
Women’s past year experience of IPV | Past year experience of physical IPV | Women who have had a regular partners/casual partner in the past year | Reports that her partner/most recent partner has done at least one of the following things to her in the past year: Slapped her or thrown something at her that could hurt her • Pushed her or shoved her or pulled her hair • Hit her with his fist or something else that could hurt her • Kicked her, dragged her or beat her up • Choked or burnt her on purpose • Threatened to use or actually used a gun, knife or other weapon against her • Threatened to use or actually used a panga (stick) against her | Decrease |
|  | Past year experience of sexual IPV | Women who have had a regular partners/casual partner in the past year | Reports that her partner/most recent partner has done at least one of the following things to her in the past year: Forced her to have sexual intercourse by physically threatening her, holding her down or hurting her in some way • She had sexual intercourse because she was intimidated by him or afraid he would hurt her | Decrease |
Response to women experiencing violence | Appropriate community response to women experiencing IPV in past year | Women who report in the survey having experienced physical and/or sexual IPV in the past year | Reports that during or after the experience, ‘yes’ someone in their community tried to help them AND they did so with at least one of the following responses: • Gathered other people from the community to help • Knocked on their door to stop the fighting • Separated her and her partner during the fighting • Informed a community activist, ssenga, LC or police or other authority • Talked to her afterwards and asked her how she wanted them to help her • Told her to talk to someone else such as a family member, friend, community activist, LC, ssenga or other authority figure | Increase |
Sexual risk behaviour | Past year concurrent sexual partners among men partnered in the past year | Non-polygamous men who report having had a regular partner in the past year | Answers ‘yes’ to having had a sexual relationship with any other women in the last 12 months, while being with his partner/most recent partner. | Decrease |