Prevalence of violence and associated factors among youth in Northwest Ethiopia: Community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violence as a known serious public health problem affects people in all stages of life, from childhood to the elderly. In society, one of the most visible forms of violence is young people violence, whereas they, adolescents and young adults, are the main victims of such violence. There was limited information on the burden of violence and factors among this age group. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of violence and its associated factors among youth in Northwest, Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted to estimate the magnitude of violence among youth in Northwest, Ethiopia. Data were taken from the mega project entitled assessment of common health problem and risky health behavior among youth. Youth

SUBMITTER: Geremew AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9345350 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature