Table 2 Types and frequency of online gender-based violence perpetrated by respondents
Types of OGBV | Never | Once | Several times | Often | Very often |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sent messages to someone even after they told you to stop messaging them (weight = 1.5) | 695 (69.1) | 124 (12.3) | 95 (9.4) | 67 (6.7) | 25 (2.5) |
Sent threatening, insulting, or harassing messages to a “significant other” (weight = 2.0) | 765 (76.0) | 104 (10.3) | 73 (7.3) | 44 (4.4) | 20 (2.0) |
Sent threatening, insulting, or harassing messages to an acquaintance (weight = 2.0) | 785 (78.0) | 102 (10.1) | 62 (6.2) | 37 (3.7) | 20 (2.0) |
Sent threatening, insulting, or harassing messages to someone you do not/barely know (weight = 2.0) | 787 (78.2) | 96 (9.5) | 68 (6.8) | 34 (3.4) | 21 (2.1) |
Sent unwanted pornographic messages (weight = 2.0) | 798 (79.3) | 90 (8.9) | 56 (5.6) | 37 (3.7) | 25 (2.5) |
Called someone offensive names in a public online space (weight = 2.0) | 783 (77.8) | 104 (10.3) | 69 (6.9) | 34 (3.4) | 16 (1.6) |
Share private messages, videos, or images of a (non-romantic) friend publicly or with other friends (weight = 2.5) | 701 (69.7) | 139 (13.8) | 107 (10.6) | 41 (4.1) | 18 (1.8) |
Share private messages, videos, or images of an ex-partner publicly or with other friends (weight = 2.5) | 769 (76.4) | 111 (11.0) | 72 (7.2) | 41 (4.1) | 13 (1.3) |
“Doxxing” (i.e., post someone’s personal contact details online, e.g., home address, or phone number) (weight = 3.0) | 764 (75.9) | 106 (10.5) | 76 (7.6) | 40 (4.0) | 20 (2.0) |