Current care for victims of sexual violence and future sexual assault care centres in Belgium: the perspective of victims

Table 1 Profile of participants (N = 16)

Gender	N
Male	4
Female	12
Age
< 20	2
20–29	4
30–39	8
40–49	1
50–59	0
60–69	1
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	11
Homosexual	1
Bisexual	1
Other^a	3
Country of origin
Belgium	14
Spain	1
Algeria	1
Civil status
With parents and no partner	1
With parents and partner	1
Living alone and no partner	8
Living alone and partner	1
Living with partner	5
Children
No children	12
Children always with them	3
Children part-time with them	1
Attained education
Primary school	2
Secondary school	3
Higher education (not university)	3
University	8
Daily activities
Student	5
Working	9
Other^b	2
Native language of the participant
Dutch	12
French	2
Spanish	1
Arabic	1

^aOther sexual orientations were pansexual (one participant) and ‘questioning’ (two participants)
^bOne participant is admitted but did not specify where. Another one is training to become an art therapist

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