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- Title
Prevalence and risk factors of gender-based violence among female college students in Awassa, Ethiopia.
- Authors
Arnold, Dodie; Gelaye, Bizu; Goshu, Miruts; Berhane, Yemane; Williams, Michelle A
- Abstract
We determined the prevalence and risk factors of gender-based violence among 1,330 female college students in Awassa, Ethiopia. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that collected information on experience with gender-based violence during three time periods (lifetime, since enrolling in college, and current academic year). The lifetime prevalence of gender-based violence was 59.9%; 46.1% of participants reported experiencing gender-based violence since enrolling in college, and the prevalence was 40.3% during the current academic year. Protestant religious affiliation, childhood rural residence, alcohol consumption, combined alcohol and khat (a natural stimulant) consumption, and witnessing domestic violence as a child were risk factors of lifetime experience with gender-based violence. Counseling for women who have experienced violence and awareness-raising programs aimed at preventing gender-based violence are needed in colleges.
- Publication
Violence and victims, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 6, p787
- ISSN
0886-6708
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.787