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Table 2 Perpetrators of war related violence among women from Kitgum, Northern Uganda (N = 573)

From: War related sexual violence and it's medical and psychological consequences as seen in Kitgum, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Perpetrators#

Perpetrated war related trauma in general (physical, psychological, sexual; N = 573)

Perpetrated war related sexual violence (n = 164)

 

n

%

n

%

Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)

409

71.4

132

80.5

Government Soldiers (UPDF)

134

23.4

38

23.2

Police

7

1.2

1

0.6

Local Defence Personnel (Para-military group)

48

8.4

15

9.1

Prison Officers

6

1.0

1

0.6

Previous Government soldiers

7

1.2

1

0.6

  1. # Some respondents suffered war related violence and sexual violence at the hands of more than one perpetrator group