Is Parent
1
Label
Sexual VAW
Title
Sexual violence against women
Indicator type
barrier
Indicator Access Positive
experiencing
Indicator Access Negative
not experiencing
indicator Population
women
Better Percentage
lower is better
Better D Index
higher is better
Indicator Group
Violence against women (VAW)
Descriptive label
experiencing sexual violence
Nepal2022DHSSexualViolence
Sexual violence against women follows the definition of SDG indicator 5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls ages 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months.
Data Source: DHS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Ever partnered women, ages 15 - 49 (IR-Individual Recode for women)
• Period: in the previous 12 months (most recent partner)
