Prevalence and risk factors for sexual assault among class 6 female students in unplanned settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Baseline analysis from the IMPower & Sources of Strength cluster randomized controlled trial

Autor: Evan Rosenman, Clea Sarnquist, Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Michael Baiocchi, Rina Friedberg, Gabriel Oguda, Dorothy Otieno
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Epidemiology
Emotions
Intimate Partner Violence
Social Sciences
Criminology
Surveys
Adolescents
law.invention
Rape and Sexual Assault
Geographical Locations
Families
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Randomized controlled trial
Risk Factors
law
Prevalence
Medicine and Health Sciences
Global health
Psychology
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Children
education.field_of_study
Schools
Multidisciplinary
Sexual violence
Traumatic Injury Risk Factors
Research Design
Medicine
Female
Crime
0305 other medical science
Research Article
Adolescent
Science
Population
Protective factor
Research and Analysis Methods
Disease cluster
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Humans
education
Violent Crime
Survey Research
030505 public health
Sex Offenses
Biology and Life Sciences
social sciences
Kenya
Sexual abuse
Age Groups
Rape
Medical Risk Factors
People and Places
Africa
Domestic violence
Population Groupings
Demography
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 6, p e0213359 (2019)
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213359
Popis: BackgroundGender-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 associated with sexual assault, among female adolescents in class six living in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.MethodsStudy participants were interviewed using a structured survey instrument focusing on experiences of GBV, including emotional, physical, and sexual violence, and corresponding perpetrators, as well as gender attitudes, alcohol use, self-efficacy, and previous sexual experiences. Summary statistics and clustered bootstrap confidence intervals were calculated for social behaviors and violence rates. Stepwise logistic regression identified variables associated with an adolescent's experience of sexual assault.FindingsIn this population 7·2% of adolescent girls reported being raped in the prior twelve months, with 11·1% of these rape victims reporting over five experiences. Among the 21·3% who report having had a boyfriend, 38·1% reported emotional, physical, and/or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV). Boyfriends were identified most often as perpetrators, accounting for 46·3% of reported lifetime rapes. Previous experience of physical (p = InterpretationSexual assault and GBV are major challenges in this highly-disadvantaged population. Novel prevention efforts are needed for this age group, as prevention is often targeted at older adolescents. Prevention efforts should focus on assaults by perpetrators known to adolescents, especially boyfriends, and may need to account for the adolescents' previous experience of, and exposure to, violence.
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