Household sanitation facilities and women’s risk of non-partner sexual violence in India

Household sanitation facilities and women’s risk of non-partner sexual violence in India

Abstract Background Globally, one in ten individuals practice open defecation. Despite media speculation that it increases women’s risk of sexual violence, little empirical evidence supports the claims. We investigate the relationship between household sanitation facilities and women’s risk of non-p...

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Main Authors: Apoorva Jadhav, Abigail Weitzman, Emily Smith-Greenaway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Non-partner sexual violence
Rape
Sanitation
Defecation
Child health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3797-z

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