Sexual Violence in Lesotho  

Oleh:

Brown, Lisanne ; Thurman, Tonya ; Bloem, Jeanette ; Kendall, Carl

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Studies in Family Planning vol. 37 no. 04 (Dec. 2006), page 269-280.
Topik: Sexual Violence; Questionnaire Development
Fulltext: s26 v37 n4 p269 2006 win.pdf.pdf (2.32MB)

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: S26 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The magnitude and characteristics of sexual violence in two urban areas of Lesotho are described based on a random household survey of 939 sexually active women aged 18-35. Sexual violence is defined as nonconsensual sex ranging from the use of threats and intimidation to unwanted touching and forced sex. Twenty-five percent of women surveyed reported ever being physically forced to have sex; 13 percent reported that forced sex was attempted; 31 percent said that they were touched against their will; and 11 percent reported being forced to touch a man's genitals. Boyfriends were the most common perpetrators of actual and attempted forced sex (66 percent and 44 percent, respectively); known community members were the most common perpetrators of touching the respondent against her will (52 percent). Currently married women and those with more education were less likely than others to report that sex was forced upon them by an intimate partner or by another type of perpetrator. Women living in areas where a program raising awareness about sexual violence was ongoing were more likely to report a history of sexual violence. Given the high prevalence of HIV in Lesotho, programs should address women's right to control their sexuality.

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