Risk factors associated with sexual violence towards girls in Swaziland

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-210

  Breiding, Matthew J ^a   Reza, Avid ^b   Gulaid, Jama ^c   Blanton, Curtis ^b   Mercy, James A ^a   Dahlberg, Linda L ^a   Dlamini, Nonhlanhla ^d   Bamrah, Sapna ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c United Nations Children's Fund   (Swaziland)

^d NONE   (Swaziland)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWAZILAND; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SWAZILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

SWAZILAND;

EID: 79952351848     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.079608     Document Type: Article

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