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What do we know about the impact of sexual violence on health and health behaviour of women in Estonia?

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • المصدر:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
    • الموضوع:
      Sex Offenses* ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases*; Adolescent ; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Estonia/epidemiology ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Prevalence ; Young Adult
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Background: Sexual violence against women is a major public health issue and a breach of human rights. Although various consequences of sexual violence on health have been described in a large number of scientific publications, very little is known about this topic in Estonia. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of sexual violence and associations between exposure to sexual violence and risky health and sexual behaviours among women in Estonia.
      Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out in Estonia in 2014. Self-reported data regarding selected indicators of risky health and sexual behaviours were collected from 1670 women, aged 18-44 years, via a self-administered questionnaire. To measure the prevalence of sexual violence, questions from the NorVold Abuse Questionnaire were included. Chi-square and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyse the data.
      Results: Of the respondents, 22.7% (n = 379) reported being exposed to sexual violence during their lifetime, and over half of these women had had these experiences before the age of 18. Statistically significant associations were found between sexual violence and smoking (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.32, 95% CI 1.03-1.70), alcohol consumption (AOR 1.52, 95% CI 1.18-1.95), illicit drug use (AOR 2.21, 95% CI 1.70-2.89), sexual intercourse for money or other material reward (AOR 3.51, 95% CI 1.62-7.61), concurrent sexual relationships (AOR 2.64; 95% CI 1.80-3.86), and being diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (AOR 1.48, 95% CI 1.09-2.01).
      Conclusions: In Estonia, sexual violence against women is widespread and is associated with several risky health and sexual behaviours. Efforts should be made, both among the general public and professionals, to raise awareness regarding the prevalence and negative impact of sexual violence. Women who have been exposed to sexual violence are in need of professional medical, legal and psychological help free from prejudice to help them recover from such traumatic events.
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    • Grant Information:
      3.2.1002.11-0002 European Regional Development Fund; IUT 34-16 Institutional Research Funding
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Risky health behaviours; Risky sexual behaviours; Sexual violence; Women’s health
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20201211 Date Completed: 20210514 Latest Revision: 20231110
    • الموضوع:
      20240829
    • الرقم المعرف:
      PMC7727120
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1186/s12889-020-09953-2
    • الرقم المعرف:
      33302901