Sexual violence and youth in South Africa: The need for community-based prevention interventions

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1233-1248

  Petersen, Inge ^a   Bhana, Arvin ^b   McKay, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Prevention; Sexual violence; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMMODIFICATION; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; MALE; MASCULINITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFENDER; POVERTY; PREVENTION; PROTECTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CHILD; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX OFFENSES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 27744448561     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.02.012     Document Type: Article

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