Dating violence prevalence and factors associated among undergraduate public health students of Kathmandu metropolitan city, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this research was to assess the prevalence of dating violence (DV) and factors associated among undergraduate public health students of Kathmandu metropolitan city (KMC), Nepal.

Design

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted involving undergraduate public health students in Kathmandu. We recruited the students using probability proportionate sampling techniques. Data collection was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. The duration of study was from May 2022 to March 2023.

Setting

We conducted a quantitative study among undergraduate students of 11 colleges out of 14 public health colleges located within Kathmandu.

Participants

352 public health students including both men and women were involved in the study.

SUBMITTER: Gaire M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature