Archives of Epidemiology & Public Health Research(AEPHR)
ISSN: 2833-4353 | DOI: 10.33140/AEPHR
Impact Factor: 1.98
Chidozie Precious Azubike
Center for Integrated Health Program, Abuja, Nigeria
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Research Article
Knowledge and Incidence of Gender-Based Violence among Young Adults in the South-South Region of Nigeria: A Comparative Study
Author(s): Antor Odu Ndep, Valentine Chidi Obidile, Sampson Akwafuo*, Onyeka Chukwudalu Ekwebene, Chidozie Precious Azubike, Ray-Desmond Umechinedu and Lois Ezinne Obidile-Ikwegbu
Background: Gender-Based Violence (GBV) entails fundamental violation of human rights and a violence that occurs due to normative role expectations attributable to one’s gender. It also includes all activities that facilitate an unbalanced power distribution between genders. These acts are likely to result in physical, sexual or emotional suffering which is usually meted out directly or indirectly through deceit, seduction, threat, coercion or any other means on the victim with the aim of intimidating, punishing or humiliating them. Methodology: The study was carried out in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, South-South Region of Nigeria. A communitybased cross sectional and descriptive approach was used, incorporating qualitative and quantitative techniques. A total number of 426 copies of the questionnaire were administered to respond.. Read More»