Factors associated with female students' past year experience of sexual violence in South African public higher education settings: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner sexual violence and non-partner rape experiences are widely reported by female students in South African higher education institutions, as they are globally. However, limited research has focused on investigating vulnerability factors, which is vital for informing interventions.

Objective

To describe the factors and inter-relationships associated with female students' increased vulnerability to past year experience of partner sexual violence and non-partner rape in South African higher education settings.

Methods

We interviewed 1293 female students, i.e., 519 students in six Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college campuses and 774 students at three university campuses. Participants were volunteers aged 18-30. The measured

SUBMITTER: Machisa MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8639100 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature