TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Depressive Symptoms Among Female College Students Experiencing Gender-Based Violence in Awassa, Ethiopia
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Gelaye, Bizu
A1  - Arnold, D.
A1  - Williams, Michelle A.
A1  - Goshu, Miruts
A1  - Berhane, Y.
SP  - 464
EP  - 481
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - Little epidemiologic research has focused on the mental health effects of gender-based violence among sub-Saharan African women. The objective of this study was to assess risk of depression and depressive symptoms among 1,102 female undergraduate students who were victims of gender-based violence. Students who reported experience of any gender-based violence were nearly twice as likely to be classified as having moderate depression during the academic year (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.39-2.82) as compared with nonabused students. Compared with nonabused students, those who had experienced both physical and sexual abuse were 4 times more likely to report either moderately severe (OR = 4.32, 95% CI = 2.00-9.31) or severe depressive symptoms (OR = 4.19, 95% CI = 1.01-17.43). Our findings, consistent with previous studies, support the thesis that women's mental health status is adversely affected by exposure to gender-based violence.    <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260508317173
ID  - ref1
ER  -