Prevalence and risk factors for forced or coerced sex among school-going youth: national cross-sectional studies in 10 southern African countries in 2003 and 2007.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study prevalence at two time points and risk factors for experience of forced or coerced sex among school-going youth in 10 southern African countries.

Design

Cross-sectional surveys, by facilitated self-administered questionnaire, of in-school youth in 2003 and 2007.

Setting

Schools serving representative communities in eight countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) in 2003 and with Tanzania and South Africa added in 2007.

Participants

Students aged 11-16 years present in the school classes.

Main outcome measures

Experience of forced or coerced sex, perpetration of forced sex.

Results

In 2007, 19.6% (4432/25 840) of female students and 21.1% (4080/21 613) of male students aged 11-16

SUBMITTER: Andersson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3293138 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature