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

Baiocchi, Michael; Friedberg, Rina; Rosenman, Evan; Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Mary; Oguda, Gabriel; Otieno, Dorothy N; Sarnquist, Clea

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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.

Author(s): Michael Baiocchi ¹ ^, ² , Rina Friedberg ² , Evan Rosenman ² , Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo ³ , Gabriel Oguda ³ , Dorothy Otieno ³ , Clea Sarnquist ⁴

Publication date (Electronic): 2019

Journal: PloS one

Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

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Abstract

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 associated with sexual assault, among female adolescents in class six living in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS One

Title: PloS one

Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

ISSN (Electronic): 1932-6203

ISSN (Print): 1932-6203

Publication date (Electronic): 2019

Volume: 14

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Stanford Prevention Research Center, Palo Alto, California, United States of America.

[2 ] Stanford University, Department of Statistics, Stanford, California, United States of America.

[3 ] Africa Institute for Health and Development, Nairobi, Kenya.

[4 ] Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford, California, United States of America.

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Publisher Item ID: PONE-D-18-29342

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213359

PMC ID: 6553848

PubMed ID: 31170151

SO-VID: 7169701b-a142-4d1c-affa-5051e432af69

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