Experience of violence amongst female medical and nursing students and their perception regarding violence against women in Delhi, India
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Nitika Gautam
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Jugal Kishore
Abstract
Background
Health care providers are often the first point of contact for the victims of violence against women (VAW). Therefore, it is important to understand their perception about VAW.
Objective
To assess the proportion of female medical students who experienced violence, and elicit their perception regarding the same.
Methods
It was a cross-sectional study undertaken among 50 medical and 50 nursing students of a medical college in Central Delhi. A self-administered, questionnaire was used for data collection.
Results
Of the total, 18% had experienced molestation while 77% had experienced eve-teasing during their lifetime. But, only 2% reported the incident to police. Perception regarding the victim’s role and self-determination was favorable amongst the female students. However, only 39% knew some basic self-defense techniques.
Conclusion
The proportion of students who experienced eve-teasing in their lifetime was high. The study highlighted the need to make the female students more pro-active and competent in terms of tackling violence.
Conflict of interest: None.
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