important considerations when developing a questionnaire on violence against women include the length of the completed interview the mode of interviewing the need for skip and filter questions the importance of establishing a rapport with respondents the wording and order of questions including multiple opportunities to disclose the need to ensure respondent safety and the importance of minimizing emotional trauma this questionnaire can be expanded andor adapted for individual country contexts and used as a dedicated survey questionnaire development begins with qualitative research in which survey managers review the relevant studies on violence against women in order to assess the primary policy and research issues that a survey on violence against women could help to address