Risk factors associated with sexual violence towards girls in Swaziland

• Main Authors: Matthew J Breiding (Author), Avid Reza (Author), Jama Gulaid (Author), Curtis Blanton (Author), James A Mercy (Author), Linda L Dahlberg (Author), Nonhlanhla Dlamini (Author), Sapna Bamrah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To explore risk factors for sexual violence in childhood in a nationally representative sample of females aged 13 to 24 years in Swaziland. METHODS: During a household survey respondents were asked to report any experiences of sexual violence before the age of 18 years. The association be...