Journal of Women's Health Care

Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0420

Naina Kumar

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, Bibinagar, Telangana, India

Publications
  • Research Article   
    ?Sexual Assaults to Women in Remote Rural Communities?
    Author(s): Shakuntala Chhabra*, Naina Kumar and Tejane H

    Background: Sexual violence (SV) is a public health problem with long-lasting impact on physical and mental health of the woman. Present community-based study was conducted to know about burden and consequences of sexual assaults (SA) suffered by rural women in remote villages. Methodology: Community-based study included 2500 randomly selected tribal women of age ≥20 to ≤49 years residing in 140 villages, willing to undergo personal in-depth face-to-face interviews, lasting for 15-20 minutes for each participant. Information regarding SV suffered at home, workplaces was collected, by trained nurse midwife using written semi-structured questionnaire. Results: Of 2500 women interviewed, majority (57.7%) belonged to 20-29 years of age, (45.3%) educated up to primary level, laborers (45.4%), and of lower economic class (48.8%). Of 2500 participants, 1690 (67.7%) women suffered from .. View More»
    DOI: 10.35248/2167- 0420.23.12.690

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