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Article: Prevalence of and risk factors for sexual victimization in college women in Chile.(Survey)
- Article from:
- International Family Planning Perspectives
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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CONTEXT: To date, no quantitative studies have examined the prevalence or correlates of sexual violence among college students in Chile.
METHODS: An anonymous survey with questions on gender-based violence, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and childhood experiences with violence was administered to students at a major public university in Santiago. Descriptive statistics were generated to determine the prevalence and context of sexual victimization experienced by female students, and ordered logit models were used to identify associated risk factors.
RESULTS: Nine percent of subjects reported that the most severe form of undesired sexual contact they had ...