TABLE.

Assailant Identity by Type of Violence, Lighthouse Trust Clinics, January 2020–June 2024, Malawi

Type of Violence, No. (%)Total, No. (%)
PhysicalSexualEmotionalPhysical and SexualSexual and EmotionalPhysical and EmotionalPSE
Parents50 (7)70 (5)185 (30)3 (2)15 (15)21 (12)27 (5)372 (10)
Intimate partner392 (53)368 (25)280 (46)75 (56)40 (39)114 (63)32 (6)1,304 (34)
Other known256 (35)787 (53)133 (22)43 (32)44 (43)39 (22)385 (69)1,689 (44)
Unknown40 (5)252 (17)12 (2)13 (10)3 (3)7 (4)112 (20)439 (12)
Total, no.7381,4776101341021815563,804
  • Abbreviation: PSE, physical, sexual, and emotional.