Prevalence and Health Impact of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-partner Sexual Violence Among Female Adolescents Aged 15-19 Years in Vulnerable Urban Environments: A Multi-Country Study.

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Abstract

Globally, adolescent women are at risk for gender-based violence (GBV) including sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV). Those in economically distressed settings are considered uniquely vulnerable.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Adolesc Health

Title: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-1972

ISSN (Print): 1054-139X

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2014

Volume: 55

Issue: 6 Suppl

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: mdecker@jhsph.edu.

[2 ] Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

[3 ] Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

[4 ] Population Council, New Delhi, India.

[5 ] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

[6 ] Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China.

[7 ] Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1054-139X(14)00354-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.08.022

PubMed ID: 25454004

SO-VID: 71899d33-6732-4c20-abc0-af388197fec7

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Keywords: Adolescent,Intimate partner violence,Sexual violence

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Keywords: Adolescent, Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence

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