Sexual violence and adverse reproductive health outcomes among youth females in North Shoa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.
Mathewos Mekonnen GemmechuKemal JemalAyele TilahunAsfaw GetayeKumera BekeleDejene HailuDejene Edosa DirirsaElsabeth LegesseTadesse NigusieMogos Beya GudetaTeshale MulatuPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2022)
In this study, young females frequently experience sexual violence and poor reproductive health outcomes. Alcohol consumption and having experienced parental conflict as a child were found to be risk factors for sexual violence, while residing contracts during childhood, the father's level of education, and willingness to engage in the first sexual encounter were linked to adverse reproductive health outcomes.