Preliminary evidence of promise of a sexual violence risk reduction intervention for female students in South African tertiary education institutions

Mahlangu, P (通讯作者),South African Med Res Council, Gender & Hlth Res Unit, Tygerberg, South Africa.;Mahlangu, P (通讯作者),Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Publ Hlth, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2022-11-2
Campus sexual violence risk reduction and resistance interventions have been developed and tested among female students in the global North and proven effective. Evidence-based interventions to prevent sexual violence tested amongst female students in the global South and in South African campuses are lacking. We present preliminary evidence of promise of Ntombi Vimbela! (NV!), a sexual violence prevention intervention piloted amongst first year female students in eight purposively selected campuses in South Africa. Focus group discussions were conducted with 118 female students who participated in NV! workshops. Most students found the content of NV! relevant and reported having experienced its positive effects. They perceived that NV! empowered them with skills to assess and deal with sexual assault risky situations. NV! changed their attitudes and beliefs about gender, shifted their acceptance of rape myths and beliefs, improved communication skills, enhanced self-esteem, and confidence to defend oneself in risky sexual assault situations. Few participants were unsure whether they will be able to use the skill in real life. These findings indicate a range of short-term positive outcomes which we anticipate would reduce the risk of sexual assault among first year female students. This suggests that NV! should be subject to further evaluation.
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:17|期号:11|页码:2720-2736
ISSN:1744-1692|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
South African Medical Research Council; University of Witwatersrand
资助信息
The publication was made possible through the funds received from the South African Medical Research Council and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. We gratefully acknowledge the University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) Center of Expertise on Women's Health, Gender, and Empowerment for its strong support for the financial elements of this grant.
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被引频次(其他)
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180天使用计数
1
2013以来使用计数
3
EISSN
1744-1706
出版年
2022-11-2
DOI
10.1080/17441692.2021.1998574
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Sexual violence risk reduction gender transformative self-defense female students
资助机构
South African Medical Research Council(South African Medical Research CouncilUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Medical Research Council UK (MRC)) Sexual Violence Research Initiative University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) Center of Expertise on Women's Health, Genderr, and Empowerment