Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls is pervasive and has negative
consequences for sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In this systematic review of …

Rape and sexual violence occur in all societies, and cut across all social classes.
Prevalence estimates of rape victimisation range between 6 and 59% of women having …

This meta-analysis quantitatively compiled the results of studies from 1992 to 2009 to
determine the prevalence and types of victimization experienced by lesbian, gay, and …

Nominated for the 2012 Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in
Psychology! Why are women more likely to be positioned or diagnosed as mad than men? If …

Sexual violence is ubiquitous; it occurs in every culture, in all levels of society and in every
country of the world. Data from country and local studies indicate that, in some parts of the …

This study sought to determine how power and control in intimate relationships influenced
women's exposure to sexual violence. Multilevel modeling was used to determine the risk of …

This publication on adolescent health and positive behaviour change is seen as an
important public health issue. It presents the collection and reporting of the application of …

Purpose Theoretical and empirical studies conducted to ascertain the incidence and
characteristics of child sexual abuse (CSA) in developing countries around the world are …

METHODS: A sample of 575 sexually experienced 15-19-year-old women were interviewed
in 2001-2002 as part of the ongoing Rakai surveillance project in rural Uganda. Chi-square …

To address the serious HIV epidemic in the Hispanic community in the United States, the
underlying causes of the epidemic must be addressed. Marginalization, including …