Factors associated with physical and sexual violence among school-going adolescents in Nepal: Findings from Global School-based Student Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally violence is a matter of public health concern with severe physical and mental health implications and social consequences. Evidence suggest that adolescents have an elevated risk of exposure to physical and sexual violence. However, there is a lack of nationally representative research on violence and its associated factors in Nepal to inform interventions. This paper attempts to find the factors associated with various forms of physical and sexual violence among school-going adolescents in Nepal.

Methods

We analysed the cross-sectional data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2015. The GSHS survey applied a two-stage cluster sampling process to select a representative sample of 7 to 11 grade students from 74 schools across the count

SUBMITTER: Pandey AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7971533 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature