A 6-Week School Curriculum Improves Boys’ Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Gender-Based Violence in Kenya

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 535-557

  Keller, Jennifer ^a   Mboya, Benjamin O ^b   Sinclair, Jake ^b   Githua, Oscar W ^c   Mulinge, Munyae ^c   Bergholz, Lou ^d   Paiva, Lee ^e   Golden, Neville H ^a   Kapphahn, Cynthia ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ujamaa Africa   (Kenya)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Edgework Consulting   (United States)

^e No Means No Worldwide   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent boys; gender based violence; sexual assault; sexual violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER BASED VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KENYA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; TRAINING;

EID: 85009758605     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260515586367     Document Type: Article

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