Gender-Based Violence and Associated Factors Among Women with Disabilities in Jimma Town, Ethiopia.
Selamawit GetachewGurmesa Tura DebelewMisra AbdullahiPublished in: International journal of women's health (2022)
Prevalence of gender-based violence among women with disabilities was found to be high in the study area. Educational status, age, type of disability, alcohol use behavior, and perceived stigma and discrimination were independent predictors of gender-based violence. Measures have to be taken to curb the problem by taking integrated interventions like enrolling girls in school and targeted health education towards identified factors by considering the heterogeneity of disabilities.