Data of Violence against women - Colombia - Survey answers: 2014

By Gender and Diversity Division (VPS/SCL/GDI)

This dataset comes from a natural experiment that evaluated the impact of services provided by the “123 Mujer” hotline in Medellín, Colombia. The hotline provides immediate assistance and referral services to women experiencing violence.

The study analyzed whether women who received support through the hotline experienced changes in their reports of intimate partner violence over time, helping to inform prevention and response efforts related to femicide in Colombia.

The dataset includes responses from 749 women callers — 459 in the treatment group and 290 in the control group — who contacted the hotline between September 2013 and May 2014. Data collection took place between October and December 2014, approximately six months to one year after the original call.

Participants reported on violence in the three months leading up to their call and again three months before the survey, allowing researchers to evaluate changes in reported abuse, help-seeking behavior, and empowerment outcomes.

The downloadable files include survey data formatted for Stata, along with accompanying files that contain variable names and response labels.

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Metadata & use

Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/vlons6bc
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
Related Knowledge Product
Citation

Armbrister, Adria (2016). Data of Violence against women - Colombia - Survey answers: 2014. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/vlons6bc

Published date 2016-08-18
Modified date 2026-07-15
Tags/Keywords Intimate Partner Violence · Violence Against Women
Language
  1. English
Temporal coverage 2014-2014
Country
Colombia
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Armbrister, Adria
Data collection type Survey Data
Statistical type Cross-sectional Data
Data structure Structured Data
Data notes

What does this dataset contain?

It contains survey answers from a natural experiment analyzing the impact of receiving services from the violence against women hotline 123 Mujer in Medellín, Colombia, on women callers' reports of subsequent experiences of intimate partner violence, among other indicators.

What is the 123 Mujer hotline?

123 Mujer is a violence against women hotline in Medellín, Colombia, that provides immediate assistance and referral services to women experiencing violence. The study evaluated whether its services influenced women's reports of intimate partner violence over time.

How many participants were in the study?

The study included 749 women callers: 459 in the treatment group and 290 in the control group.

When did the women call the hotline and when was the data collected?

The participants had called the hotline between September 2013 and May 2014. Data was collected once, between October and December 2014, roughly six months to one year after their calls.

What time periods of violence did the survey ask about?

The survey asked participants to report violence in the three months leading up to their call to the hotline and again in the three months prior to data collection, with the 2013 reports being retrospective.

What study design was used?

The data comes from a natural experiment that compared a treatment group and a control group, enabling analysis of the impact of the hotline's services on subsequent reports of intimate partner violence.

What file formats are included and what do the accompanying files do?

For the moment, the download provides data formatted only for Stata. It includes the survey data along with do files that assign names to the variables and the labels for the response options, plus CSV versions and data dictionaries.

What is the geographic coverage of the data?

The data covers Colombia, with the study focused on callers to the 123 Mujer hotline in Medellín.

Who can use this data and for what purposes?

The dataset supports researchers and policymakers working on gender-based violence, helping to inform prevention and response efforts related to intimate partner violence and femicide. It is well suited for impact evaluation and analysis of help-seeking behavior.

Under what license is the dataset published?

The dataset is published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/).

How do I cite this dataset?

Cite it as: Armbrister, Adria (2016). Data of Violence against women - Colombia - Survey answers: 2014. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/vlons6bc. The publisher is the Inter-American Development Bank; the DOI is 10.60966/vlons6bc.

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