Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Prevalence and determinants of gender-based violence among high school female students in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: an institutionally based cross-sectional study |
| Authors: |
Temesgen Tantu, Sintayehu Wolka, Muluken Gunta, Million Teshome, Hangatu Mohammed, Bereket Duko |
| Source: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Gender-based violence, Female, High school, Students, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Gender-based violence (GBV) often occurs in resource-limited settings such as Ethiopia. It could result in psychological and physical adverse outcomes such as stress, anxiety, depression, unsafe abortion, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with gender-based violence among female high school students in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia. Methods An institutionally based-cross-sectional study was conducted in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia. A total of 604 female high school students were recruited through multi-stage stratified sampling techniques. The gender-based-violence assessment tool, validated by the World Health Organization, was used to assess gender-based-violence and other determinants. The strength of statistical association was measured by adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Statistical significance was declared at p-value |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08593-w; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-020-08593-w |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/e550a831010f4b4cb067b84bfc646605 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.550a831010f4b4cb067b84bfc646605 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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