@article{ref1,
title="In their own words: sexual assault resistance strategies among Kenyan adolescent girls following participation in an empowerment self-defense program",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2023",
author="Edwards, Katie M. and Omondi, Benjamin and Wambui, Rose Alice and Darragh-Ford, Elise and Apollo, Rosebella and Devisheim, Haim Haikel and Langat, Nickson and Kaede, Beth and Ntinyari, Wendy and Keller, Jennifer",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to examine, via testimonial data, resistance strategies used to thwart a sexual assault among slum-dwelling Kenyan adolescent girls (N  =  678) following their participation in an empowerment self-defense program (IMpower). A subset of girls from the larger trials participated. The majority (58.2%) of perpetrators were strangers; there were no differences in resistance strategies used between strangers versus known perpetrators (83.8% used verbal strategies, 33.2% used resistance strategies, 16.7% ran away, and 7.9% used distraction). Associations between resistance strategies and perpetrator tactics, number of assailants, location of the assault, and the presence of a bystander were also examined.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012231153360",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231153360"
}