@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and risk factors of gender-based violence among female college students in Awassa, Ethiopia",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2008",
author="Arnold, D. and Gelaye, Bizu and Goshu, Miruts and Berhane, Y. and Williams, Michelle A.",
volume="23",
number="6",
pages="787-800",
abstract="We determined the prevalence and risk factors of gender-based violence among 1,330 female college students in Awassa, Ethiopia. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that collected information on experience with gender-based violence during three time periods (lifetime, since enrolling in college, and current academic year). The lifetime prevalence of gender-based violence was 59.9%; 46.1% of participants reported experiencing gender-based violence since enrolling in college, and the prevalence was 40.3% during the current academic year. Protestant religious affiliation, childhood rural residence, alcohol consumption, combined alcohol and khat (a natural stimulant) consumption, and witnessing domestic violence as a child were risk factors of lifetime experience with gender-based violence. Counseling for women who have experienced violence and awareness-raising programs aimed at preventing gender-based violence are needed in colleges.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.787",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.787"
}