@article{ref1,
title="Sexual violence in young men and women in Chile: Results from a 2005 survey of university students",
journal="Revista Medica de Chile",
year="2009",
author="Lehrer, Jocelyn A. and Lehrer, Evelyn L. and Oyarzún, Pamela B.",
volume="137",
number="5",
pages="599-608",
abstract="Background: Experiences of sexual violence in adolescence and young adulthood have received little attention in Chilean public health research and practice. Aim: To describe the prevalence and contexts of sexual violence victimization in a sample of university students in Chile. Material and Methods: A self-administered, quantitative survey including items on sexual violence was completed by 484 female and 466 male students at a public university in Chile in 2005. Results: Thirty-one percent of women and 21 % of men reported having experienced at least one incident of sexual violence since age 14; the corresponding percentages for the past 12 months were 17% and 12%, respectively. The perpetrators were identified predominantly as an acquaintance; another important fraction corresponded to a partner or a date. Alcohol or other substances were involved in most cases. Among students who indicated having been assaulted, the incident was reported to the police by none of the men and 2% of women. Twenty one percent of women and 9% of men reported having experienced sexual violence before age 14. Conclusions: The high prevalence of sexual violence found in this study indicates that this issue merits further public health attention in Chile.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0034-9887",
doi="/S0034-98872009000500002",
url="http://dx.doi.org//S0034-98872009000500002"
}