@article{ref1,
title="Experience of violence amongst female medical and nursing students and their perception regarding violence against women in Delhi, India",
journal="International journal of adolescent medicine and health",
year="2017",
author="Gautam, Nitika and Anand, Tanu and Kishore, Jugal and Grover, Shekhar",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Background Health care providers are often the first point of contact for the victims of violence against women (VAW). Therefore, it is important to understand their perception about VAW. <br><br>OBJECTIVE To assess the proportion of female medical students who experienced violence, and elicit their perception regarding the same. <br><br>METHODS It was a cross-sectional study undertaken among 50 medical and 50 nursing students of a medical college in Central Delhi. A self-administered, questionnaire was used for data collection. <br><br>RESULTS Of the total, 18% had experienced molestation while 77% had experienced eve-teasing during their lifetime. But, only 2% reported the incident to police. Perception regarding the victim's role and self-determination was favorable amongst the female students. However, only 39% knew some basic self-defense techniques. <br><br>CONCLUSION The proportion of students who experienced eve-teasing in their lifetime was high. The study highlighted the need to make the female students more pro-active and competent in terms of tackling violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0334-0139",
doi="10.1515/ijamh-2017-0130",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2017-0130"
}