Predictors of non-fatal violence or assault among adolescents in rural Bangladesh: cross-sectional study

BMJ Paediatrics Open
Ikponmwosa OsaghaeOlakunle Alonge

Abstract

To determine the predictors of non-fatal violence or assault among adolescents in rural Bangladesh to inform evidence-based interventions. Cross-sectional study. Household survey and national census in 51 unions of rural Bangladesh. 213 782 adolescents aged 11-19 years who reported violence during a population-based survey in 2013. We used logistic regression to determine the prevalence of factors that predict non-fatal forms of violence or assaults among adolescents. Assault or violence was defined as all injuries inflicted directly by another person or resulting from collateral impact over a 6-month recall period. 457 (0.21%) cases of violence or assault were reported. The adjusted prevalence ratio (PR) of violence was lower among female adolescents compared with males (PR: 0.60, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.78, p<0.001). Compared with the lowest socioeconomic quintile, being in a higher quintile was associated with lower prevalence of violence, with a 39% decrease in the adjusted prevalence of violence among adolescents in highest compared with lowest socioeconomic index (PR: 0.61, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.84). The adjusted prevalence of violence in Chandpur and Comilla districts was 7.30 times and 7.27 times higher respectively than the preval...Continue Reading

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