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Article: Surprise 'social status' finding in rape study.(Izindaba)
- Article from:
- South African Medical Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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One in every six young men in the deep rural, low-income districts around Mthatha in the Eastern Cape had already either raped a non-partner or taken part in a form of gang-rape--and was far more likely to be of higher social status.
Fascinating new research led by Professor Rachel Jewkes of the Gender and Health Research Unit of the Medical Research Council (MRC) over a four-year period, has for the first time linked maternal education to rape.
While adversity in childhood and alcohol abuse were among the more predictable factors associated with partner and non-partner rape, having a mother who had either a high school education or beyond initially ...