Sexual and physical violence victimization among senior high school students in Ghana: Risk and protective factors

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 266-275

  Ohene, Sally Ann ^a   Johnson, Kiana ^b   Atunah Jay, Sarah ^c   Owusu, Andrew ^d   Borowsky, Iris Wagman ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^c Mercy Hospital Allina Health   (United States)

^d MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ghana; Physical violence; Protective factors; Risk factors; Sexual violence; Victimization; Youth violence prevention

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; VIOLENCE; WELFARE PROVISION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PRIVACY; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SADNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VICTIM; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

GHANA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946548738     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.019     Document Type: Article

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