Assessing the factors associated with sexual harassment among young female migrant workers in Nepal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1363-1381

  Puri, Mahesh ^a   Cleland, John ^b  

^a Centre for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA)   (Nepal)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Harassment; Migrant workers; Nepal; Sexual; Young

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MIGRATION; NEPAL; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COERCION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 35148870534     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507305524     Document Type: Article

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