Risk factors for sexual violence.

2011 ◽  
pp. 125-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond A. Knight ◽  
Judith Sims-Knight
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Violence

scholarly journals Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against mothers of children under-five years in central Malawi

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Chilanga ◽  
Delphine Collin-Vezina ◽  
Mohammad Nuruzzaman Khan ◽  
Liam Riley
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Controlling Behavior

Abstract Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a pervasive and significant public health problem. The phenomenon is linked to adverse health effects for women and children. Mothers of young children in Malawi can be particularly at risk because of gender-based power imbalances. The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence and the risk factors of IPV perpetrated by the current or recent partner against mothers of children under five years of age in rural Malawi.Methods: A multistage cross-sectional study design was used. A sample of 538 mothers of young children was randomly selected from postnatal clinics in Dowa district. The WHO's Violence against women instrument was used to collect data. Logistic regressions were used to determine risk factors that were associated with IPV against mothers. Results: The prevalence of IPV controlling behavior, psychological, physical, and sexual violence were 74.7%, 49.4%, 43.7% and 73.2% respectively. In multivariate analyses, mothers whose partners had extra marital affairs were more likely to experience controlling behavior (AOR: 4.97, 95% CI: 2.59-8.55, P<0.001), psychological (AOR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.486-3.472, P<0.001) and physical (AOR: 2.29, 95% CI: 1.48-3.94, P<0.001) violence than mothers whose partners did not have extra marital affairs. Mothers whose partners consume alcohol were more likely to experience sexual violence (AOR: 2.00, 95% CI: 1.17-3.41, P<0.001) than mothers whose partners did not drink. Finally, mothers who spent more than 30 minutes drawing water were at greater risk of experiencing IPV than mothers who spent less than 30 minutes.Conclusion: This study found a significantly higher prevalence of IPV against mothers in rural Malawi compared to the national prevalence. Programs aimed at reducing the partners’ potential risk behaviors identified in this study are recommended. Public health programs that support increased household access to safe water are also recommended to help mitigate IPV against mothers.

Sexual Violence

2019 ◽  
pp. 302-312
Author(s):  
Ruchi Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
The Third ◽  
Thin Line ◽  
Forms Of Violence

It takes seconds of impulsiveness for an act of sexual abuse to cross the thin line to convert into an act of sexual violence and vice-versa. There are cases where the act of sexual violence is initiated with consent, and there are acts of sexual violence that fall under the umbrella term sexual assault. This chapter examines the role of violence in sexual abuse, i.e. sexual violence. The first section reviews the definitions of sexual violence and throwing some light on forms of violence in sexual abuse and violation of consent during an act of sexual violence. The second section reviews the risk factors and causal for sexual violence. The third section presents an overview of different perspectives on violence in context to sexual abuse are mentioned and examined.

Understanding the Complexities of Sexual Assault and Its Traumatic Effects

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Beste
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Student Perspectives ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Sexual Culture ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Hookup Culture

This chapter focuses on the particular injustice of sexual violence because it emerged as a dominant theme in students’ reflections on party and hookup culture. If we hope to create a just sexual culture in which all college students are respected and treated as ends-in-themselves, we first need to confront the reality of sexual violence on college campuses. Drawing both on student perspectives and important research studies, this chapter first examines why sexual violence is so prevalent on college campuses and then identifies risk factors that increase the likelihood of victimization and perpetration. Lastly, the author examines the traumatic effects of sexual violence on sexual assault survivors.

scholarly journals Identification of Risk Factors and Consequences of Sexual Violence in Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Fenny Etrawati
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The Family ◽  
Optimal Law Enforcement ◽  
The Impact

An increase in cases of sexual violence against children triggers various health problems in children, both physical, psychological and social. This paper aims to explore the sexual violence on children, risk factors and the impact of sexual violence on children. This study of sexual violence in children refers to various empirical literature studies. Furthermore, the collection of information was analyzed using the problem tree analysis approach to find out the risk factors and their impact on children. Cases of sexual violence in the community are difficult to detect because of the lack of recognition from victims. This is because the offender called pedophile comes from within the family (familial abuse) or can come from outside the family environment (extra-familial abuse) who have established close relationships with children. Sexual violence is generally motivated by the problem of weak protection from parents which is also strengthened by socio-economic problems, low access to reproductive health education and less optimal law enforcement. Therefore, children who have experienced sexual violence find it difficult to avoid physical, biological, psychological and social risks. Children who have experienced sexual violence find it difficult to avoid physical, biological, psychological and social risks. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the capacity of parents in the prevention of sexual violence against children and law enforcement needs to complete the system of early detection and rapid response to the incidence of sexual violence against children.

scholarly journals Risk factors associated with sexual violence towards girls in Swaziland

2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J Breiding ◽  
Avid Reza ◽  
Jama Gulaid ◽  
Curtis Blanton ◽  
James A Mercy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Factors Associated

Empathy as a moderator of sexual violence perpetration risk factors among college men

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-147
Author(s):  
Matthew D. Hudson-Flege ◽  
Holly M. Grover ◽  
Merita H. Meçe ◽  
Athena K. Ramos ◽  
Martie P. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
College Men ◽  
Violence Perpetration

Sexual Violence Victimization Among Female Secondary School Students in Eastern Ethiopia

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alemayehu Belachew Bekele ◽  
Marcel A. G. van Aken ◽  
Judith Semon Dubas
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Rejection Sensitivity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Eastern Ethiopia ◽  
Violence Victimization

Behavioral, lifestyle, and relationship factors have all been identified as risk factors that increase a woman’s vulnerability to sexual violence victimization. However, it remains unclear which risk factors most strongly increase young women’s vulnerability to sexual violence victimization because most studies only examine a few factors simultaneously. Using a cross-sectional sample of 764 female secondary school students from eastern Ethiopia, multivariate analyses revealed that high-rejection sensitivity, having multiple sexual partners, the frequent watching of pornography, and use of alcohol or other soft drugs (Khat or shisha) are factors associated with higher levels of sexual violence victimization. The overall rates of victimization is high in this group, with 68% of the young women studied having experienced at least one instance of sexual violence victimization. Based on type of sexual perpetration, 52% of the young women were victimized by at least one instance of sexual offence, 56% by sexual assault, 25% by sexual coercion, and 15% by sexual aggression. Qualitative data gathered from interviews of extracurricular club members and school officials and focus group discussion with students were used to further augment and illustrate results from the quantitative data. Several suggestions for intervention are presented in light of these results.

scholarly journals Behind the silence of harmony: risk factors for physical and sexual violence among women in rural Indonesia

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elli N Hayati ◽  
Ulf Högberg ◽  
Mohammad Hakimi ◽  
Mary C Ellsberg ◽  
Maria Emmelin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Violence
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