Total (% of N=2856) | About sexual relations (% of N=2078) | Not about sexual relations (% of N=778) | P value* | ||||
Who the micro-narrative was about | |||||||
Me | 489 | 17.1 | 229 | 11.0 | 260 | 33.4 | <0.001 |
Family member | 447 | 15.7 | 337 | 16.2 | 110 | 14.1 | |
Someone else I know | 1567 | 54.9 | 1347 | 64.8 | 220 | 28.3 | |
Someone I heard | 342 | 12.0 | 162 | 7.8 | 180 | 23.1 | |
Prefer not to say | 11 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.0 | |
Total | 2856 | 2078 | 778 | ||||
Outcome fair to woman/girl | |||||||
Unfair | 1374 | 48.1 | 1110 | 53.4 | 264 | 33.9 | <0.001 |
Neutral | 60 | 2.1 | 36 | 1.7 | 24 | 3.1 | |
Fair | 1254 | 43.9 | 874 | 42.1 | 380 | 48.8 | |
Not sure | 168 | 5.9 | 58 | 2.8 | 110 | 14.1 | |
Total | 2856 | 2078 | 778 | ||||
Feelings about the micro-narrative† | |||||||
Positive | 770 | 27.0 | 392 | 18.9 | 378 | 48.6 | <0.001 |
Negative | 1760 | 61.6 | 1408 | 67.8 | 352 | 45.2 | |
Mixed feelings | 117 | 4.1 | 90 | 4.3 | 27 | 3.5 | |
Missing data | 209 | 7.3 | 188 | 9.0 | 21 | 2.7 | |
Total | 2856 | 2078 | 778 | ||||
Role of UN personnel | |||||||
Armed/unarmed soldier | 1978 | 69.3 | 1467 | 70.6 | 511 | 65.7 | <0.001 |
Civilian | 439 | 15.4 | 339 | 16.3 | 100 | 12.9 | |
Worked for NGO | 38 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.9 | |
UN police | 49 | 1.7 | 43 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.8 | |
Other | 130 | 4.6 | 54 | 2.6 | 76 | 9.8 | |
Don’t know | 222 | 7.8 | 152 | 7.3 | 70 | 9.0 | |
Total | 2856 | 2078 | 778 | ||||
Nationality of UN personnel‡ | |||||||
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1124 | 39.4 | 890 | 42.8 | 234 | 30.1 | 0.180 |
Not from sub-Saharan Africa | 835 | 29.2 | 640 | 30.8 | 195 | 25.1 | |
Missing data§ | 897 | 31.4 | 548 | 26.4 | 349 | 44.9 | |
Total | 2856 | 2078 | 778 | ||||
Micro-narrative about poverty | |||||||
Not about poverty | 1447 | 50.6 | 1129 | 54.3 | 318 | 40.9 | <0.001 |
About poverty | 790 | 27.7 | 685 | 33.0 | 105 | 13.5 | |
Missing | 619 | 21.7 | 264 | 12.7 | 355 | 45.6 | |
Total | 2856 | 2078 | 778 | ||||
Story prompt | |||||||
Best or worse experience near UN base | 784 | 27.5 | 672 | 32.3 | 112 | 14.4 | <0.001 |
Positive or negative interactions with UN | 1181 | 41.4 | 1083 | 52.1 | 98 | 12.6 | |
UN presence helped or harmed | 891 | 31.2 | 323 | 15.5 | 568 | 73.0 | |
Total | 2856 | 2078 | 778 |
*Pearson χ2. Analyses excluded the following sub-categories: Prefer not to say, Not sure, Don’t know, Missing.
†Positive: Encouraged, Good, Happy, Hopeful, Relived, Satisfied. Negative: Afraid, Angry, Disappointed, Embarrassed, Frustrated, Sad, Worried.
‡Sub-Saharan Africa: DRC, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania. Not from sub-Saharan Africa: Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Uruguay.
§Includes data from the ‘Other’ category in dataset. This category contains both sub-Saharan and non-sub-Saharan countries.