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An institutional cross-sectional survey evaluated gender-based violence among 350 female high school students in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. The lifetime prevalence of gender-based violence stood at 47.2 percent, with physical violence experienced by 37.99 percent of respondents and sexual violence by 27.99 percent. During the pandemic lockdown period, 36.2 percent of participants reported experiencing gender-based violence, comprising 21.3 percent sexual violence and 17.8 percent physical violence. Multivariable regression demonstrated that prior sexual intercourse was the strongest associated factor, increasing the odds substantially. In addition, lower educational performance, receipt of monthly pocket money from parents, and engaging in free discussion about reproductive issues were significantly associated with reporting violence. The findings highlight gender-based violence as a substantial health challenge in secondary education settings, calling for institutional interventions from governmental and non-governmental bodies.
Gender-based violence among adolescent girls severely threatens educational attainment, well-being, and long-term reproductive health. Quantifying violence rates during regular schooling and lockdown periods provides public health authorities and education administrators with evidence to guide targeted school safety initiatives, safeguarding strategies, and adolescent support programmes.
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BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a common reproductive health problem, especially in developing countries. It is still the first research priority area in Africa that is identified by World Health Organization. The main aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and determinants of Gender Based Violence among Baso high school female students in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia. METHODS: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. A total of 350 female students were selected by stratified sampling technique. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Each independent variable was fitted separately into bivariate logistic analysis, and Variables with p-values less than 0.25 in bivariable model were fitted into multivariate logistic regression analysis to evaluate the degree of association with gender-based violence. The significance level was obtained with 95% CI and p-value < 0.05. RESULT: The prevalence of GBV during the lock- down was 36.2% (95% CI 0.3, 0.4), and the lifetime prevalence of GBV was 47.2% (95% CI 0.4, 0.5). The prevalence of life time sexual violence and physical violence were found to be 27.99% (95% CI 0.2, 0.3), and 37.99% (95% CI 0.3, 0.4), respectively. Sexual violence and physical violence during the lockdown were found to be 21.3% and 17.8%, respectively. Respondents educational performance (AOR = 4.5; 95% CI 1.8, 11.3), monthly pocket money received from their parents (AOR = 3; 95% CI 1.6, 5.6), free discussion about reproductive issue (AOR = 2.7; 95% CI 1.4, 5.2), and experience of sexual intercourse (AOR = 13.2; 95% CI 4.8, 36.4) were found to be associated factors of gender based violence. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: Gender Based Violence is still a significant sexual and reproductive health issue in Ethiopia. Governmental and non-governmental organizations should give due attention to this problem. Moreover, further large-scale studies are needed to estimate the national figure of GBV and to identify route causes.
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DOI: 10.1186/s12978-021-01302-9
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