Prevalence and patterns of gender-based violence across adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya

P Bhattacharjee, H Ma, H Musyoki, E Cheuk, S Isac… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background We sought to estimate the prevalence and describe heterogeneity in
experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) across subgroups of adolescent girls and …

High rates of sexual violence by both intimate and non-intimate partners experienced by adolescent girls and young women in Kenya and Zambia: Findings around …

S Mathur, J Okal, M Musheke, N Pilgrim, S Kishor Patel… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background While links between intimate-partner violence (IPV) and HIV risk have been
established, less is known about violence perpetrated by people other than intimate …

Prevalence and risk factors for sexual assault among class 6 female students in unplanned settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Baseline analysis from the IMPower & …

M Baiocchi, R Friedberg, E Rosenman… - PLoS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a crucial global health problem among all age
groups, including adolescents. This study describes incidences of GBV, as well as factors …

Gender-based violence against adolescent and young adult women in low-and middle-income countries

MR Decker, AD Latimore, S Yasutake… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global health and human rights issue with
individual and social determinants. Youth are considered high risk; national influences …

Adolescent reports of experiencing gender based violence: Findings from a cross-sectional survey from schools in a South African city

S Rasool - Gender and Behaviour, 2017 - journals.co.za
The aim of this paper is to describe adolescent reports of gender based violence (GBV)
based on a cross-sectional survey conducted with grade 8 boys and girls in high schools …

Prevalence and correlates of sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women: findings from a cross-sectional study in a South African university

AI Ajayi, E Mudefi, EO Owolabi - BMC women's health, 2021 - Springer
Background Epidemiological data on the prevalence and factors associated with sexual
violence is critical to understanding the magnitude of the problem and designing effective …

Perceptions of gender-based violence among South African youth: implications for health promotion interventions

M Mosavel, R Ahmed, C Simon - Health promotion international, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Gender-based violence is a widespread problem in South Africa. Past structural inequities
have created a climate conducive to violence against women. As an initial step toward …

Men's conceptualization of gender-based violence directed to women in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa

KG Zinyemba, K Hlongwana - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a crucial global public health challenge
disenfranchising women and girls from enjoying their fundamental human rights, thereby …

Adolescent exposure to domestic violence in a South African city: Implications for prevention and intervention

S Rasool - Gender issues, 2022 - Springer
A cross-sectional survey conducted with adolescents in their first year of high school in
Johannesburg (a South African City) indicates that adolescents have witnessed up to 2.8 …

Gender based violence: Correlates of physical and sexual wife abuse in Kenya

SR Kimuna, YK Djamba - Journal of family violence, 2008 - Springer
This study explored factors associated with physical and sexual wife abuse on a sample of
4,876 married women aged 15–49 years in the 2003 Kenya Demographic Health Survey …