@article{ref1,
title="Child labor and sexual assault among girls in Maiduguri, Nigeria",
journal="International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics",
year="2009",
author="Audu, Bala and Geidam, Ado and Jarma, Hajara",
volume="104",
number="1",
pages="64-67",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between child labor and sexual assault among girls in Maiduguri, Nigeria. METHODS: Face-to-face interview using a validated questionnaire of a randomly selected sample of employed girls. RESULTS: Out of 350 girls, 316 were successfully interviewed for a response rate of 90.3%. Mean age of the girls was 14.9+/-2.3 years and mean workday was 8.5+/-3.8 hours/day. In 33.4% of cases the girls had no formal education, and 78.5% were not currently going to school. The sexual assault rate was 77.7%, and in 38.6% of cases the assailant was a customer. Sexual assault was more likely in girls who were younger than 12 years (OR 3.54; 95% CI, 1.38-9.14), had no formal education (OR 4.80; 95% CI, 1.63-14.16), worked for more than 8 hours/day (OR 4.43; 95% CI, 1.60-12.30), or had 2 or more jobs (OR 16.09; 95% CI, 1.20-61.70). CONCLUSION: To reduce the risk of sexual assault, if girls are employed they should be older, work for limited hours, and not have more than one job at a time. <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7292",
doi="10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.09.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.09.007"
}