Exploring the nature and reasons for sexual violence within marriage among young women in Nepal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1873-1892

  Puri, Mahesh ^a   Shah, Iqbal ^b   Tamang, Jyotsna ^a  

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

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Nepal; sexual violence; young couples

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956196465     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509354514     Document Type: Article

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