Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India
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