Publication: Associations of physical partner violence and sexual violence victimization on health risk behaviours and mental health among university students from 25 countries
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2020-07-02
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14712458
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Mahidol University
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BMC Public Health. Vol.20, No.1 (2020)
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Supa Pengpid, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer Associations of physical partner violence and sexual violence victimization on health risk behaviours and mental health among university students from 25 countries. BMC Public Health. Vol.20, No.1 (2020). doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09064-y Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/58068
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Associations of physical partner violence and sexual violence victimization on health risk behaviours and mental health among university students from 25 countries
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© 2020 The Author(s). Background: The study aimed to investigate the associations between physical partner violence victimization (IPV) and/or sexual violence victimization and various health risk behaviours and mental health in university students in 25 countries. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, 18,335 university students with a median age of 20 years from 25 countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia, replied to self-reported measures of interpersonal violence, health compromising behaviours, mental health measures and protective factors. Results: In adjusted logistic regression analysis, physical IPV and/or sexual violence victimization was associated, among men and/or among women, with sexual risk behaviours (multiple sexual partners, alcohol use in the context of sex, diagnosed with HIV and pregnancy), violence related behaviour (in a physical fight and carrying a weapon), poor mental health (depression, loneliness, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleeping problem and short sleep), addictive behaviour (binge drinking, tobacco and drug use), and other health risk behaviour (skipping breakfast and frequent salt intake). Conclusions: We found evidence that physical IPV and/or sexual violence victimization among female and/or male university students was associated with 4 of 5 sexual risk behaviours, 2 violence related behaviours, 5 of 5 poor mental health indicators, 3 of 3 addictive behaviours and 2 of 7 other health risk behaviours.