TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Non-partner sexual violence experience and toilet type amongst young (18-24) women in South Africa: a population-based cross-sectional analysis
JO  - Global public health
A1  - Gibbs, Andrew
A1  - Reddy, Tarylee
A1  - Khanyile, David
A1  - Cawood, Cherie
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Inadequate toilet facilities may increase women's risk of experiencing non-partner sexual violence. We sought to assess the association between young (18-24 year-olds) women's access to toilets and past year non-partner rape experience, in deprived communities in South Africa. Data came from cross-sectional, population-based survey from poor communities from four health districts in two provinces, namely, City of Johannesburg, and Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, and eThekwini and uMgungundlovu, in KwaZulu-Natal. Descriptive, unadjusted and adjusted associations, were estimated in STATA/IC16, accounting for study design. In total, 10,635 young women provided data on toilet access. Past year non-partner rape prevalence was 5.7%. In adjusted analyses, those reporting a shared toilet were more likely to report past year experience of non-partner rape (adjusted odds ratio: 1.45, 95% confidence intervals [1.17, 1.80]), compared to those with their own toilet indoors. Improving access to private, secure toilets is an important component for the prevention of non-partner sexual violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1744-1692
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2020.1813787
ID  - ref1
ER  -