Prevalence and risk factors of gender-based violence among female college students in Awassa, Ethiopia

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 787-800

  Arnold, Dodie ^a   Gelaye, Bizu ^a   Goshu, Miruts ^b   Berhane, Yemane ^b   Williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Gender based violence; Risk factors; University students

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 57149104188     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.787     Document Type: Article

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