TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Experience of violence amongst female medical and nursing students and their perception regarding violence against women in Delhi, India
JO  - International journal of adolescent medicine and health
A1  - Gautam, Nitika
A1  - Anand, Tanu
A1  - Kishore, Jugal
A1  - Grover, Shekhar
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0334-0139
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2017-0130
ID  - ref1
ER  -