Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner violence among grade 8 learners in urban South Africa: Baseline analysis from the Skhokho supporting success cluster randomised controlled trial

International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-26

  Shamu, Simukai ^a,b,c   Gevers, Anik ^d,e   Mahlangu, B Pinky ^a,b   Shai, P Nwabisa Jama ^a,b   Chirwa, Esnat D ^a   Jewkes, Rachel K ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Foundation for Professional Development   (South Africa)

^d University of Cape Town ^*  (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Intimate partner violence; Prevalence; Risk factors; Schools; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILDHOOD VIOLENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERPETRATION; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; URBAN POPULATION; ALCOHOLISM; GENDER IDENTITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; BULLYING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84964684041     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv068     Document Type: Article

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