Intimate partner violence victimization and associated factors among male and female university students in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas

African Journal of Reproductive Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-39

  Pengpid, Supa ^a,b   Peltzer, Karl ^a,b,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Multi country; Partner violence; Protective factors; Risk factors; Sociodemographic factors; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969513002     PISSN: 11184841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2016/v20i1.3     Document Type: Article

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