Experience of gender-based violence and its effect on depressive symptoms among Indian adolescent girls: Evidence from UDAYA survey.

<h4>Background</h4>Violence against women has been one of the most prominent issue and a major public health concern. It is a principle violation of basic human rights and has both physical and mental effect on the victim. This study focuses on married and unmarried girls aged 15 to 19 y...

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Main Authors: Ratna Patel, Samriddhi S Gupte, Shobhit Srivastava, Pradeep Kumar, Shekhar Chauhan, Mani Deep Govindu, Preeti Dhillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248396