Table 1 |
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Percent (and number affected) of schoolboys aged 10–18 years who reported being forced to have sex |
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| Provincial characteristics |
Male youth forced to have sex in the last year % (number raped) |
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| Limpopo |
Most northerly province, four major ethnic groups, least economically developed, mining provides its main income; 10% of the land, 12% of the national population; 77% living in poverty – 6.6 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
16.1% (n7653) |
| Mpumalanga |
Agriculture, tourism, manufacturing and mining; 6% of the land, 7% of the national population; 57% living in poverty – 8.6 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
11.9% (n302) |
| Northwest |
Mining and agriculture; 9% of the land, 8% of the national population; 52% living in poverty – 10 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
10.6% (n349) |
| Free State |
Economy based on mining and agriculture; 11% of the land, 6% of the national population; 68% living in poverty – 13.7 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
10.3% (n276) |
| Northern Cape |
A new province since 1994, diamonds provide main income; 31% of the land, 2% of the national population; 61% living in poverty – 25 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
10.0% (n182) |
| Gauteng |
Economy based on mining, finance, manufacturing; highest income/capita, highest literacy, highest population density (576 per sq km); 1% of the land, 19% of the national population; 42% living in poverty – 11.2 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
8.3% (n528) |
| KwaZulu Natal |
Economy based on tourism and agriculture; 8% of the land, 21% of the national population; 61% living in poverty – 6 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
7.7% (n3354) |
| Eastern Cape |
Economy based on agriculture, livestock and manufacturing; 14% of the land, 14% of the national population; 72% living in poverty – 10 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
6.9% (n1162) |
| Western Cape |
Highly developed, diverse economy; 11% of the land, 10% of the national population; 32% living in poverty – 16.5 assaults reported per 1000 people per year |
4.8% (n109) |
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in the year prior to the survey. Sources of information on provinces http://www.sarpn.org.za/documents/d0000990; http://www.iss.org.za/CrimeIndex/00Vol4No2/ThinBlueLine.html | ||
Andersson and Ho-Foster International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:20 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-20 |
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