Michele R. Decker|Sarah M. Peitzmeier|Adesola Olumide|Rajib Acharya|Oladosu Ojengbede|Laura Covarrubias|Ersheng Gao|Yan Cheng|Sinéad Delany?Moretlwe|Heena Brahmbhatt
Prevalence and Health Impact of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-partner Sexual Violence Among Female Adolescents Aged 15–19 Years in Vulnerable Urban Environments: A Multi-Country Study
Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Ibadan|Population Council Institute|University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Ibadan|Johns Hopkins University|Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research|Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research|University of the Witwatersrand|Johns Hopkins University
globally adolescent women risk genderbased violence gbv including sexual violence intimate partner violence ipv economically distressed settings considered uniquely vulnerablefemale adolescents aged 1519 baltimore maryland usa new delhi india ibadan nigeria johannesburg south africa shanghai china n 1112 recruited via respondentdriven sampling participate crosssectional survey describe prevalence pastyear physical sexual ipv lifetime pastyear nonpartner sexual violence logistic regression models evaluated associations gbv substance use sexual reproductive health mental health selfrated healthamong everpartnered women pastyear ipv prevalence ranged 102 shanghai 366 johannesburg lifetime nonpartner sexual violence ranged 12 shanghai 126 johannesburg sufficient cases allowed additional analyses baltimore johannesburg ipv nonpartner sexual violence associated poor health across domains substance use sexual reproductive health mental health selfrated health associations varied across study sitessignificant heterogeneity observed prevalence ipv nonpartner sexual violence among adolescent women economically distressed urban settings upwards 25 everpartnered women experiencing pastyear ipv baltimore ibadan johannesburg 10 adolescent women baltimore johannesburg reporting nonpartner sexual violence findings affirm negative health influence gbv even disadvantaged urban settings present range competing health threats multisectoral response needed prevent gbv young women mitigate health impact hold perpetrators accountable