TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Reporting of sexual and gender-based violence and associated factors among survivors in Mayuge, Uganda
JO  - African health sciences
A1  - Ssanyu, Jacquellyn Nambi
A1  - Namuhani, Noel
A1  - Nalwadda, Christine Kayemba
SP  - 62
EP  - 68
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Reporting of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) allows survivors to access support services to minimize the impact of the violence on their lives. However, research shows that most SGBV survivors do not report.   Objective: We aimed to determine the proportion of survivors of SGBV in Mayuge District, Uganda, who report SGBV and the factors associated with reporting.   Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we analyzed data of SGBV survivors in eight villages in Mayuge district collected in a baseline survey of a larger experimental study. Data were analysed using Modified Poisson Regression.   Results: Of the 723 participants, 65% were female. Only 31.9% had reported the SGBV experienced. Reporting was 43% lower among survivors aged 45 years and older (p-value = 0.003), and 41% lower among survivors with higher than a primary school education (p-value = 0.005). Likewise, reporting was 37% lower among survivors who relied on financial support from their partners (p-value = 0.001). Female survivors were also 63% more likely to report (p-value = 0.001), while survivors who were separated/widowed were 185% more likely to report than those who were never married (p-value = 0.006).   Conclusions: Reporting of SGBV by survivors in Mayuge was found to below.     © 2022 Ssanyu JN et al. Licensee African Health Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1680-6905
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i1.8
ID  - ref1
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