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Gaire M, Gautam L, Karki P, Poudel L, Khanal S. Dating violence prevalence and factors associated among undergraduate public health students of Kathmandu metropolitan city, Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e081516. [PMID: 39122382 PMCID: PMC11407217 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The objective of this research was to assess the prevalence of dating violence (DV) and factors associated among undergraduate public health students of Kathmandu metropolitan city (KMC), Nepal. DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted involving undergraduate public health students in Kathmandu. We recruited the students using probability proportionate sampling techniques. Data collection was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. The duration of study was from May 2022 to March 2023. SETTING We conducted a quantitative study among undergraduate students of 11 colleges out of 14 public health colleges located within Kathmandu. PARTICIPANTS 352 public health students including both men and women were involved in the study. College-going students who were willing to give consent were included in the study. OUTCOME MEASURE A significant prevalence of DV was seen among undergraduate public health students of KMC. Both univariate and multivariate logistic regression techniques were applied to assess the relationship of factors associated with DV and reported adjusted ORs (aOR) with 95% CIs. All statistical analyses were executed using the SPSS V.24. RESULTS Among 352 respondents, 182 were having current or past dating relationships. The study shows that the majority (78.02%) of respondents had experienced DV during the time of study or any time in the past. DV was more likely among male participants (aOR 3.95, 95% CI 1.14 to 13.58) and whose partners consumed alcohol (aOR 4.58, 95% CI 1.70 to 12.34). Participants who had ever been exposed to violence done by family members were more likely to experience DV (aOR 5.97, 95% CI 1.39 to 25.49). CONCLUSIONS The study highlights a significant prevalence of DV among undergraduate public health students in Kathmandu, underscoring the urgency for implementing programmes aimed at addressing this issue.
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- Manisha Gaire
- Department of Public Health, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Toplu-Demirtaş E, Soysal DE, Aracı-İyiaydın A, Mesut C. Making the Myths of Dating Violence Visible: Developing a New Scale and Testing Its Psychometrics Through Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2023; 38:8136-8161. [PMID: 36794858 DOI: 10.1177/08862605231153890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Myths refer to misperceptions, overgeneralizations, or ideas that most people believe in but do not necessarily reflect the truth. To date, research on the myths surrounding dating violence (DV) has not received much attention, most probably due to the lack of a validated measure. Thus, we developed a standardized measure to gauge DV myths and test its psychometrics. The instrument's design is based on three studies utilizing cross-sectional and longitudinal sets of data. In Study 1, in a sample of 259 emerging adults, predominantly college students, the explanatory factor analysis revealed a solid three-factor structure. In Study 2, in a separate sample of 330 emerging adults, primarily college students, we cross-validated the factor structure via confirmatory factor analysis. We also provided evidence for concurrent validity. In Study 3, we revealed that our newly developed scale had predictive validity among dating and non-dating emerging adults, mostly college students, via longitudinal data. Based on the findings from three studies, we can buoyantly announce that the Dating Violence Myths scale is a promising novel and standardized tool for measuring beliefs about DV. The cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence alludes to a need for DV myths to be debunked to reduce psychological DV attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors among emerging adults.
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Munoz-Rojas D, Ching-Alvarez C, Gonzalez-Pons KM. Red Flags of Dating Violence Among College Students: From the Perspective of Campus Service Providers in Costa Rica Señales de alerta de la violencia en el noviazgo entre estudiantes universitarios: Desde la perspectiva de los proveedores de servicios estudiantiles en Costa Rica. Glob Qual Nurs Res 2022; 9:23333936211035750. [PMID: 35097159 PMCID: PMC8793443 DOI: 10.1177/23333936211035750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Dating violence has negative consequences on the well-being of college students. Thus, it is imperative that providers of student-oriented services can detect and respond to dating violence. Although many universities worldwide have implemented dating violence screenings protocols, they are not yet common practice in Costa Rica. As a result, there is inadequate recognition of this problem, so it remains unaddressed. Therefore, this qualitative descriptive study explored the perceptions of professionals working in student-oriented services in Costa Rica about dating violence warning signs exhibited by college students. 29 providers from four public universities were interviewed, and three main areas were identified from a content analysis: the process that providers follow to identify dating violence, the visible signs that victims display, and the self-protective strategies that victims employ to hide their abuse. These findings are important for researchers and practitioners wanting to improve dating violence screening instruments for the Central American context.
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La violencia en el noviazgo tiene consecuencias negativas en el bienestar de los estudiantes universitarios. Por lo tanto, es determinante que los proveedores de servicios orientados a los estudiantes universitarios puedan detectar y responder a la violencia en el noviazgo. Aunque muchas universidades en todo el mundo han implementado protocolos de detección de violencia en el noviazgo, aunque aún no es una práctica común en Costa Rica. Como resultado, el reconocimiento de este problema es insuficiente y sigue sin abordarse. Por lo tanto, este estudio descriptivo cualitativo exploró las percepciones de los profesionales que trabajan en servicios orientados a los estudiantes universitarios en Costa Rica sobre las señales de alerta de violencia en el noviazgo manifestadas exhibidas por los estudiantes universitarios. Se entrevistó a 29 proveedores de cuatro universidades públicas. A partir de un análisis de contenido se identificaron tres temas principales: el proceso que los proveedores siguen para identificar la violencia en el noviazgo, los signos visibles que muestran las víctimas y las estrategias de autoprotección que las víctimas emplean para ocultar su abuso. Estos hallazgos son importantes para los investigadores y profesionales que desean mejorar los mecanismos de detección temprana de la violencia en el noviazgo para el contexto universitario.
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- Derby Munoz-Rojas
- Center for Research on Nursing Care and Health, School of Nursing, University of Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica
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- Center for Research on Nursing Care and Health, School of Nursing, University of Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica
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Syukriani Y, Noviandhari A, Arisanti N, Setiawati EP, Rusmil VK, Dhamayanti M, Sekarwana N. Cross-sectional survey of underreported violence experienced by adolescents: a study from Indonesia. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:50. [PMID: 34998387 PMCID: PMC8742168 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12427-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Global studies on adolescent victims of violence require serious attention due to the possibility that underreported cases may be higher than official records indicate. Since Indonesia expects to witness a demographic bonus, extensive research is needed to strengthen early detection, case handling, and prevention. Here, we report the outcomes of a survey on physical, verbal, and sexual violence experienced by adolescents in West Java, an Indonesian province inhabited by 18% of the country's total population. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 2017 using the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Child Abuse Screening Tool for Children (ICAST-C) questionnaire for detecting child abuse; an expert panel translated, simplified, and validated it based on a theoretical framework that combines paediatrics, public health, and medicolegal perspectives. We aimed to cover a large sample size and explore three types of violence (physical, verbal, and sexual) that have high evidentiary value in the forensic context. The respondents were adolescents in the first and second grades of middle school (12 to 14 years old) and high school (15 to 17 years old) in seven cities/municipalities in the province, selected through several stages of simple random sampling (N = 3452). We analysed the samples through univariate (percentage), odds ratio (OR), comparison, correlation, and correspondence analyses. RESULTS The results showed that 78.7% of the adolescents experienced violence in 2017, comprising those who encountered at least one incidence of physical violence (43.1%), verbal violence (12.2%), and sexual violence (4.5%). Data overlap includes 14.3% who experienced one type of violence in 2017, 7.4% who experienced two forms of violence, and 1.4% who underwent all three kinds of violence. The offenders were mainly adolescents across all types of violence, except for being forced to engage in sexual intercourse. Several victims of sexual violence did not state who the offenders were. Further, several characteristics showed a higher chance of experiencing violence than other characteristics, especially for adolescents who were still in middle school and those who lived only with their mothers. Correspondence analysis suggested subtle differences between characteristics. CONCLUSION We expect this study to help identify risk and protective factors that are essential to strengthening early detection efforts, decisive medicolegal examinations, case handling, and policy-making.
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- Yoni Syukriani
- Department of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jalan Raya Bandung-Sumedang KM 21, Jatinangor, Sumedang, Bandung, West Java, 45363, Indonesia.
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- Department of Children Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Children Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Children Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Children Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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Do HN, Nguyen HQT, Nguyen LTT, Nguyen HD, Bui TP, Phan NT, Do HTT, Ha GH, Phan HT, Nguyen THT, Ngo AT, Pham KTH, Tran BX, Latkin CA, Ho CSH, Ho RCM. Perception and Attitude about Child Sexual Abuse among Vietnamese School-Age Children. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E3973. [PMID: 31635222 PMCID: PMC6843190 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16203973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Child sexual abuse has become a significant public health concern in Vietnam in recent years, and the likelihood of being abused could be prevented by increasing the awareness of sexual abuse and self-protection skills among children. However, little is known about the perception and attitude of schoolchildren toward this issue in Vietnam. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of school-age children toward child sexual abuse and the risk factors affecting their knowledge and attitude. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 800 Vietnamese students from grades four to nine. Most of the respondents had insufficient knowledge of sexual abuse in children; teachers and strangers would not be perpetrators (57.9% and 74%); and schools and home were safe places (55.8% and 58.8%). Almost all participants disagreed with touching and non-touching actions, even from acquaintances (94.5% to 99.5%). Being female, older age, not living with family or relatives, and living in an urban setting were found to be positively associated with the right perception and attitude toward child sexual abuse. A sexuality education program should be officially applied at schools for children with the support of their parents to narrow the knowledge gap between different geographical locations and genders.
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- Ha Ngoc Do
- Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Department of Research on Youth Culture and Lifestyle, Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Department of Research on Children's Issues, Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Department of Research on Children's Issues, Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Department of Research on Children's Issues, Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Department of Research on Youth's Organizations and Youth Campaign, Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Department of Research on Youth and Legal Issues, Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam.
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- Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam.
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- Center of Excellence in Pharmacoeconomics and Management, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
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- Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore.
- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore.
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Kisa S, Zeyneloğlu S. Perceptions and predictors of dating violence among nursing and midwifery students. J Adv Nurs 2019; 75:2099-2109. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.13982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sezer Kisa
- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion Faculty of Health Sciences Oslo Metropolitan University Oslo Norway
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- Department of Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences Gaziantep University Gaziantep Turkey
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Chen L, Ngoubene-Atioky AJ. Does Number of Children Moderate the Link between Intimate Partner Violence and Marital Instability among Chinese Female Migrant Workers? SEX ROLES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11199-019-1017-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shozaki-Ito H, Shibayama T, Matsuyama Y, Ohnishi M. Experiences of intimate partner violence as perpetrated among Japanese university freshmen. J Rural Med 2018; 13:33-39. [PMID: 29875895 PMCID: PMC5981017 DOI: 10.2185/jrm.2948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Chen L, Yu Z, Luo X, Huang Z. Intimate partner violence against married rural-to-urban migrant workers in eastern China: prevalence, patterns, and associated factors. BMC Public Health 2016; 16:1232. [PMID: 27927195 PMCID: PMC5142315 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3896-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue among married rural-to-urban migrant workers, the largest group of internal migrants in China. This study aims to explore the prevalence, patterns and associated factors of intimate partner violence against married rural-to-urban migrant workers in eastern China. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in Zhejiang province in China between July 2015 and April 2016, and a total of 1,744 married rural-to-urban migrant workers ultimately took part in the study. Conflict Tactics Scales and several short demographic questions were applied. Data were principally analyzed with logistic regression. RESULTS The majority of married rural-to-urban migrant workers were middle-aged couples with a low education level and a relatively long-term duration of migration in fixed migrant cities. Nearly 45% of married rural-to-urban migrant workers were experienced at least one incident of intimate partner violence during the past 12 months. The joint occurrence of multiple forms of violence is the most commonly reported features of intimate partner violence, especially three overlapping patterns of intimate partner violence. Some individual (education and age), relationship (marital satisfaction, premarital sex and extramarital affairs) and social (duration of migration and number of migratory cities) factors of the respondents, were negatively or positively associated with intimate partner violence against married rural-to-urban migrant workers. CONCLUSION The results indicated that one out of two married rural-to-urban migrant workers experienced at least one incident of intimate partner violence during the past 12 months in China. Accordingly, there is an obvious demand of intervention and treatment activities to prevent and reduce the occurrence of intimate partner violence among the millions of migrant workers in China.
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- Li Chen
- Department of Psychology, School of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Xiao H, Peng M, Yan H, Gao M, Li J, Yu B, Wu H, Li S. An instrument based on protection motivation theory to predict Chinese adolescents' intention to engage in protective behaviors against schistosomiasis. Glob Health Res Policy 2016; 1:15. [PMID: 29202064 PMCID: PMC5693510 DOI: 10.1186/s41256-016-0015-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Further advancement in schistosomiasis prevention requires new tools to assess protective motivation, and promote innovative intervention program. This study aimed to develop and evaluate an instrument developed based on the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to predict protective behavior intention against schistosomiasis among adolescents in China. Methods We developed the Schistosomiasis PMT Scale based on two appraisal pathways of protective motivation- threat appraisal pathway and coping appraisal pathway. Data from a large sample of middle school students (n = 2238, 51 % male, mean age 13.13 ± 1.10) recruited in Hubei, China was used to evaluated the validity and reliability of the scale. Results The final scale contains 18 items with seven sub-constructs. Cronbach's Alpha coefficients for the entire instrument was 0.76, and for the seven sub-constructs of severity, vulnerability, intrinsic reward, extrinsic reward, response efficacy, self-efficacy and response cost was 0.56, 0.82, 0.75, 0.80, 0.90, 0.72 and 0.70, respectively. The construct validity analysis revealed that the one level 7 sub-constructs model fitted data well (GFI = 0.98, CFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.03, Chi-sq/df = 3.90, p < 0.001). Predictive validity showed that both the PMT instrument score and the 7 sub-construct scores were significantly correlated with the intention engaged in protective behavior against schistosomiasis (p < 0.05). Conclusions This study provides a reliable and valid tool to measure protective motivation in schistosomiasis prevention control. Further studies are needed to develop more effective intervention programs for schistosomiasis prevention.
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- Han Xiao
- School of Health Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China.,Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Health Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China.,Department of Infection Control, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei China
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- School of Health Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China.,Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China
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- School of Health Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China.,Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China
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- School of Health Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China.,Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China.,Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- School of Demography, College of Arts and Social Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- School of Health Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China.,Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei China
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Nagamatsu M, Hamada Y, Hara K. Factors associated with recognition of the signs of dating violence by Japanese junior high school students. Environ Health Prev Med 2015; 21:9-17. [PMID: 26410292 PMCID: PMC4693764 DOI: 10.1007/s12199-015-0491-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Objectives This study investigated factors associated with the ability of Japanese junior high school students to recognize the signs of dating violence. Methods During a period of 20 months (from June 2011 to January 2013), a survey was distributed to 3340 students aged 13–15 years in the second and third grades at 18 junior high schools in a Japanese prefecture. The survey examined gender, recognition of the signs of dating violence, knowledge of dating violence, self-esteem, attitudes toward sexual activity, attitudes toward an equal dating relationship, and relationships with school teachers. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of the ability of boys and girls respondents to recognize the signs of physical and psychological dating violence. Binary multiple logistic regression analysis was also performed to identify predictors of the ability of boys and girls respondents to recognize the sign of sexual dating violence. The Ethics Committee of Saga University Medical School approved the study protocol. Results A total of 3050 (91.3 %) students participated in this study (1547 boys and 1503 girls). Gender differences were noted with regard to the scores for some of the variables measured. The results indicated that boys who had more knowledge of dating violence, who focused on an equal dating relationship, and had a positive relationship with their teachers showed a greater ability to recognize the signs of dating violence. In addition, boys with a conservative attitude toward sexual activity showed a greater ability to recognize the signs of physical and sexual violence. Furthermore, girls with more knowledge of dating violence had a conservative attitude toward sexual activity, and girls who focused on an equal dating relationship showed greater ability to recognize the signs of dating violence. Conclusions These findings suggest that education programs to prevent dating violence should promote understanding about dating violence with consideration of gender differences and should foster better relations between students and teachers, as well as promoting the establishment of an equal dating relationship between boys and girls.
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- Miyuki Nagamatsu
- Department of Maternal and Child Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Maternal Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Junshin Gakuen University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Saga Prefectural Center for General Countermeasure, Against Domestic Violence, Saga, Japan
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García Díaz V, Fernández Feito A, Rodríguez Díaz FJ, López González ML, Mosteiro Díaz MDP, Lana Pérez A. [Gender violence in nursing students during their dating relationships]. Aten Primaria 2013; 45:290-6. [PMID: 23347913 PMCID: PMC6985491 DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2012.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Revised: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objetivo Determinar la prevalencia de violencia de género (VG) en futuras enfermeras e identificar su relación con variables sociodemográficas y personales (apoyo social y autoestima) y la percepción que tienen sobre su función como profesionales de atención primaria. Diseño Estudio descriptivo transversal. Emplazamiento Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud (Universidad de Oviedo). Participantes Estudiantes del Grado en Enfermería. Mediciones principales Se utilizó el cuestionario CUVINO, que mide 42 indicadores conductuales y 8 factores de VG y permite identificar conductas de violencia técnica y declarada durante el noviazgo y otras situaciones relacionadas. Se midió también el nivel de autoestima social, el número de apoyos y variables relacionadas con la función enfermera. Resultados Con criterio de «tolerancia cero», el 85,8% sufrió alguna situación de violencia técnica, mayoritariamente por «desapego» (73,3%) y «coerción» (66,3%), aunque casi 1 de cada 5 sufrió también violencia «física» (18,3%). El 9,0% declaró haber sido realmente maltratada, percepción relacionada con la proporción global de estudiantes que se sintieron atrapadas (31,7%, p < 0,001) y con miedo (13,8%, p < 0,001) y con una mayor demora en la ruptura de la relación (13,2 meses vs. 3,6; p < 0,05). Sufrir violencia técnica se asoció con menor número de apoyos (p < 0,05) y con menor autoestima social (p < 0,01). La formación en maltrato mejora su reconocimiento. Conclusiones La prevalencia de situaciones de maltrato entre las futuras enfermeras es muy elevada y su reconocimiento deficiente. La formación académica podría mejorar la percepción del problema, por lo que sería deseable reforzar su inclusión en el currículo y el entrenamiento de habilidades concretas.
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- Vanesa García Díaz
- Servicio de Atención Continuada, Centro de Salud Grado-Candamo, Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias, Grado, Spain
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